ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50081
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:34 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-150-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 491th BGp /854th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-40210 |
| MSN: | 6X-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 't Winkel, Biezenmortel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metfield, Suffolk |
Hit by light Flak during a re-supply operation in support of the Market Garden operation. Crash-landed and burst into flames.
Crew:
Pilot Capt. J.K. Hunter O-799024 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; D-21-7
Co-Pilot Capt. A.B. Mitchell O-659391 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; O-8-6
Navigator 1/Lt. H.B. Parker O-964701 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; L-2-22
Bombardier 1/Lt. J.R. Granat O-754955 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; I-11-2
Engineer T/Sgt. C.E. Hutson 18127645 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; O-15-8
Radio Operator T/Sgt. B.J. Montalbano USAAF USA - buried New York
Nose Gunner 1/Lt. W.H. Byrne O-814244 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; H-14-22
Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt. F. Di Palma USAAF Survived - wounded in action, evader
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt. J.L. Evers USAAF USA - buried Alabama
Dropmaster Pfc. G.E. Parrisch USAAF USA - buried North Carolina
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4108&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.oisterwijk-marketgarden.com/de_crash_of_the_american_liberator_44-40210.html
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/15034
Images:
Photo: USAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 15:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 26-Aug-2011 16:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-May-2012 00:29 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2019 11:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 11:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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