ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234684
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:15 claim |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 467th BGp /791th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52445 |
| MSN: | 4Z-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barsham near Beccles, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rackheath, AAF Sta.145, Norfolk |
| RAF Rackheath, Norfolk |
The aircraft was returning from an operation against Hamm in Germany, when it was shot down by Feldwebel Gustav Delp (Bordfunker (radio operator) to Lt. Wenning) of the 6./KG 51, who were flying an Me 410 A-1/U2 from an airfield in the Netherlands. Fw. Delp used the 13 mm MG 131 defensive armament in an offensive manner. Four gunners in the rear of the machine managed to bail out, but one suffered a parachute failure.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19429
Google Maps
'The Last Blitz' by MacKay & Parry
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 19:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Apr-2020 19:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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