ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155295
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-25-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 445th BGp /700nd BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-109796 |
| MSN: | 3592 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Fürstenau, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tibenham, Norfolk |
Aborted mission due to electrical failure. 'Balls of Fire' was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters.
Two were killed in action with eight being taken prisoner of war.
The Liberator was on an operation to aviation industry (Daimler-Benz Flugmotorenwerk) at Genshagen, Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2680
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
Google Maps
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 08:53 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Apr-2013 09:03 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2013 09:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2019 15:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 19:45 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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