Accident Consolidated B-24G-16-NT Liberator 42-78356,
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Date:Monday 25 December 1944
Time:12:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24G-16-NT Liberator
Owner/operator:450th BGp /723th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-78356
MSN: NA312/15441
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Würenlingen, 24 km WNW Zürich/Kloten -   Switzerland
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Manduria AB, Italy
Destination airport:Manduria AB, Italy
Narrative:
The B-24 was hit from by a Swiss flack and crashed. Three people were killed.

Sources:

http://www.warbird.ch/contento/Berichte/Abstürze/AG/EintragischerZwischenfall/tabid/587/language/de-CH/Default.aspx
- JF Baugher
1939-1945 (Fremde Flugzeuge in der Schweiz - Landungen und Abstürze)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2010 02:10 Alpine Flight Added
02-Sep-2011 14:55 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator]
05-Jan-2012 05:16 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jan-2012 05:17 Uli Elch Updated [Time]
18-Jan-2012 01:52 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Location]
14-Apr-2020 15:52 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]
06-Jul-2020 08:44 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]

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