ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211327
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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-41216 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Awar Point in Hansa Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nadzab Airfield nr. 1 |
Shot down during a bombing mission. The entire crew perished in the crash. The wreckage of the plane was located in the year 2017.
The nickname of the plane was 'Heaven can wait'.
Sources:
https://www.healthbreakingnews.net/2018/05/bay-area-airman-has-been-missing-since-wwii-now-his-plane-has-been-found/
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-41216.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/22/world-war-ii-pacific-navy-bomber/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 06:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-May-2018 06:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Jul-2023 20:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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