Accident Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-50439,
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Date:Friday 18 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24H Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-50439
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kirby Bedon -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Four crew members died in the crash.
The plane crashed on a return flight from a bombing mission to Germany.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?12275-KIRBY-BEDON-B-24-Crash-Memorial]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2015 06:36 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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