ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243567
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D-60-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 801th BGp /406th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-40478 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harrington, Northamptonshire |
While engaged in a supply drop for the Belgian resistance, the aircraft was raked by light Flak and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Karl Kern of the 2./NJG 4, who was flying Ju 88 3C+LK from Florennes airfield.
The USAAF crew all escaped safely by parachute.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7455
https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/monument-voor-wellington-ii-z8599-305-sqn-en-b24-801bg-406bs/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2020 17:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Oct-2020 17:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jan-2021 12:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 02-May-2022 18:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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