ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234682
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:10 claim |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 458th BGp /754th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52353 |
| MSN: | Z5-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith/AAF Sta.123 Norfolk |
The aircraft was returning from an operation against Hamm in Germany, when it was shot down by intruder pilot Unteroffizier Eberhard Baier of the 6./KG 51, who was flying an Me 410 A-1/U2 from an airfield in the Netherlands. The pilot, Lieutenant Harris was dragged out of the wreckage alive, suffering a fractured spine that only healed after many months.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7912
Google Maps
'The Last Blitz' by MacKay & Parry
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 19:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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