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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24L Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 26th BS 11th BG |
| Registration: | 44-41465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 2 miles off shore Hahajima Island -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guam Air Base |
| Hahajima Island |
First Lieutenant Edwin E. Brashear O-758298 US Army Air Forces 26th Bombardment Squadron 11th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 7th Air Force was the pilot of Consolidated B-24L-5-CO Liberator 44-41465 'Royal Flush' out of Guam Air Base 10 February 1945 on a combat bombing mission to Hahajima Island. Over the target after dropping their bomb load and with the bomb bay doors open the B-24 was hit inside the bomb bay fuel tank by enemy flak and burst into flames and broke up.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2brown/hotww2hrbiobrown.html#EEB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2024 05:15 | drayjones | Added |
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