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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 67th BSqn /44th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23806 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New House Farm, Dreenhill, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115 |
Crash-landed at New House Farm, Dreenhill due to fuel exhaustion. Three crew members died. The plane was engaged in bombing the submarine pens in St. Nazaire, France. Named "Bat outta Hell"
Crew:
1Lt R.B Erwin Jnr
2Lt C.E Swanson
2Lt T.G Deavanport
The surviving crew members:
2Lt J.J Gavin
S/Sgt H.V Simmons
S/Sgt T.A Laskowski
Sgt D.O Perry
Sgt L.O McCarthy
Sgt G.L Kelsey
Sgt R.J Reasoner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.greenharbor.com/ROHPDF/ROHJF43.pdf
americanairmuseum.com
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2015 14:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2017 06:48 | ORD | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 17-Dec-2018 06:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jan-2020 20:43 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:09 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2024 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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