ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190694
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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D-145-CO |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-41205 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arno Atoll -
 Marshall Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarawa Airfield (Hawkins Airfield) |
The plane, part of the of the 98th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, crashed on 2 January 1944, as a result of damage incurred during an attack on the Japanese airbase of Taroa on Maloelap Atoll.
Two crew members died in the crash. Eight crew members survived, but were eventually executed by Japanese armed forces.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-41205.html
http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/B24/B24_Arno.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2016 15:26 | gerard57 | Added |
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