ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49052
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-90-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 93th BGp /409th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100334 |
| MSN: | 3483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hardwick/AAF Sta.104, Norfolk |
'Old Patches' was shot down by British AAA while flying in a restricted zone off the English coast. The aircraft had taken off for a transition flight.
Four crew members are missing in action:
Pilot 2/Lt. R.E. Reed O-832006 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot Lt. W.J. Beez USAAF / Survived
Engineer Cpl. G.P. Turner USAAF / Survived
- Cpl. J.F. Simpson 38511847 USAAF / Washed up Castricum (Noord-Holland, the Netherlands). Buried Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium.
- 2/Lt. J.A. Essell O2072669 USAAF / Buried Cambridge in England
- Cpl. W.C. Brisson 34857923 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
- Cpl. J.A. Boersma 36770674 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
- Cpl. D.W. Maynard 11104466 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5351&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1348
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 15:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2020 13:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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