ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51040
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-DT Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 448th BGp /712th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-28593 |
| MSN: | 185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lheebroek, Dwingeloo, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seething/AAF Sta.146, Norfolk |
'The Prodigal Son' was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters, exploded in mid-air.
Five out of ten crew members died in the crash.
Target: Braunschweig, Germany
Call Sign: CT-J
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.G. Schumann O-672220 USAAF Survived Evaded but captured later
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.E. White O-747535 USAAF Margraten I-10-1
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.L. Thurber O-689693 USAAF Kolhorn
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J. Biggerstaff O-676535 USAAF Kolhorn
Engineer S/Sgt. H.E. Smith 34516429 USAAF Kolhorn
Radio Operator S/Sgt. J.M. Hilton 36281759 USAAF Survived Evaded, captured later
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.V. Newton 16034264 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. C. Holzgraff 18015585 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.R. Malwitz 19175397 USAAF Kolhorn
T Gunner S/Sgt. I.H. O'Dell 39278598 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3308&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/767
- JF Baugher
http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/51895/Monument-Liberator-B-24-Prodigal-Son.htm
Verliesregister 1944, p. 98.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:03 | Harmy | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2012 08:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2019 07:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:27 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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