ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52210
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /68th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23776 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the SW part of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115, Norfolk |
'Spirit of 76' was attacked by three Fw 190 A-4s and exploded in midair.
Target: Vegesack
Call Sign: WQ-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. M.W. Sullivan 0-024058 USAAF Margraten P-22-9 Initially buried at Terschelling
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. D.E. Nelsin O-728017 USAAF Margraten F-16-26
Navigator 1st Lt. R.C. Lunenfeld O-789480 USAAF USA Farmingdale, Long Island Cemetery
Bombardier 2nd Lt. A.W. Glass O-727333 USAAF Survived pow
Engineer S/Sgt. F.W. Clark 11033143 USAAF Margraten B-1-8
Radio Operator M/Sgt. B.F. Duke 06376260 USAAF USA Fort Myer, Arlington Cemetery
Air gunner S/Sgt. H.L. Ottman 36236878 USAAF USA
Air gunner Sgt. T.W. Crook jr. 13040353 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.C. Pierson 39175146 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. P.J. Bloomfield 12067159 USAAF Margraten A-3-26
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2011&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/lundyroh.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2015 10:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2018 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2018 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:13 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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