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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-73430 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
B-24J #42-73430 took off, with a crew of 11, from Liuzhou, China on a sea sweep mission over the south China Sea. Over Japanese Shipping the aircraft was believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft weaponry and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Sources:
https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22499
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2024 05:47 | RDV | Added |
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