Accident Consolidated B-24 Liberator 42-78322,
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Date:Thursday 3 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-78322
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brendlkar, Lermoos -   Austria
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down during a bombing mission to Germany.

Sources:

https://www.denverpost.com/2010/09/21/decades-later-a-wars-tragic-chapter-closed/
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME3T1_Brendelkar_Liberatorbomber_Ehrwald_Tirol_Austria
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jul-2015 11:12 gerard57 Added
24-Jul-2017 16:03 Alpine Flight Updated [Registration, Location, Source]
05-Aug-2017 14:01 Alpine Flight Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]

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