ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50331
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1944 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-DT Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 453th BGp /732th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-28619 |
| MSN: | E3- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Souburg, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Old-Buckenham, Norfolk, UK |
'Begin The Beguine' was hit by Flak and exploded in mid-air.
Six crew members died in the crash, three crew members who bailed out by parachute, were taken prisoner.
The deceased are A.W. Larson, R.W. Neily, J.T. Sill, Q. Vittori and G.S. Layman.
R.I.P.
The Liberator was on an operation to Juvincourt airfield, France.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3846&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/23-06-1944-sglo-t3846-b-24h-41-28619-e3/
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/773
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1944 | 42-52175 | 453th BGp /732th BSqn USAAF | 0 | near Den Oosterhuis hamlet, Balkbrug, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2017 10:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2019 07:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:14 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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