ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51075
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7638 |
| MSN: | QK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115 Norfolk |
Damaged by Flak over the target, a communication centre at Münster, Germany. The aircraft was ditched on the IJsselmeer lake.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. K.F. Miller T-060679 USAAF USA Recovered 1975
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. C.E. Taylor O-680761 USAAF Survived pow
Navigator 2nd Lt. F. Passavant O-678758 USAAF USA Missing up to1975, than recovered
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D.E. Shaffer O-678477 USAAF USA Missing up to1975, than recovered
Engineer T/Sgt. E.E. Birge 14080954 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.C. Childers 19087860 USAAF USA Missing up to1975, than recovered
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.D. Mc Cord 39084175 USAAF Margraten H-16-11
Air gunner S/Sgt. J.H. Larson 19108009 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. S. Pilch 35316138 USAAF USA Missing up to1975, than recovered
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Sheehan 12124435 USAAF Belgium C-10-42 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3252&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | 42-52332 | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF | 2 | Den Hulst, Nieuwleusen, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 16:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2018 16:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 15:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 22:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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