ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167846
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 178 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KG933 |
| MSN: | QF-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zabłocie District -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Foggia, Italy |
| Piotrkow, Poland |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe after completing a mission to supply the Polish Home Army, at a drop zone near Piotrkow (150 km west of Krakow), Poland.
Three crew members died in the crash.
Crew
Flt Lt W. D. Wright, RAF, pilot Killed
Sgt L. J. Blunt, RAF, engineer Baled and POW
Sqdn Ldr J. P. Liversidge, RAAF, navigator Killed
Flt Lt A. Hammet, RAAF, wireless operator Baled and saved by partisans
Sgt. F. W. Helme, RAF, air gunner Baled and POW
Flt Sgt J. D. Clarke, RAF, air gunner Killed
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasujoba44/8652373103/
https://militaryaircraftcrashsites.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/b-24-liberator-kg933.html
http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/kg933,liberator/Interesting
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2014 14:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2014 07:43 | Victor III | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2016 20:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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