ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220739
Last updated: 14 August 2020
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| Date: | 30-JAN-1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 445th BGp /703nd BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7565 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tibenham, UK |
'Turd Bird' was possibly hit by Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz of the Sturmstaffel 1, flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Dortmund-Brackel airfield, Germany.
The Liberator was on an operation to aircraft factories at Braunschweig. However, dense smoke and contrails from the B-17 operation prevents visual bombing. Hannover is struck as a Target of Opportunity.
Crew:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9367
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9367
Research by Nick Hector, FB group '👀The Fw 190 Sturmgruppen of World War II'
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/maximowitz.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2019 18:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 19:49 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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