ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50256
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /785th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-29374 |
| MSN: | 2U-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rozenburg (De Beer nature reserve), Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk. UK |
Following Luftwaffe fighter attack, 'Hot Box' crashed in an emergency landing attempt. Two crew members died, eight survived. Some had already bailed out of the aircraft.
The Liberator was on an operation to marshalling yards at Saarbrücken (Saarland, Germany).
Crew:
2nd. Lt. Ernest.A.Keyes, pilot KIA
2nd lt. Ormond B.Smith, co-pilot KIA
2nd lt. Charles M.Dewild Nav. POW
2nd lt. Thomas M.Mc Namara Bomb. POW
Their mission was a bombing raid on Saarbrücken, Germany.
S/Sgt. George F.Grover Rad.op. POW,
S/Sgt. Creste J.Jr.Lottinger, R-waist POW
S/Sgt.Walter J.Zaremba L-waist POW,
S/Sgt.Harris W.Redding Tail-gun POW,
Sgt.Milton L.Goode Engineer POW,
S/Sgt.Donald J.Sweitzer. Ball turret POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3918&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/890
Google Maps
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1944-08-09-b24h
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2016 15:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2019 15:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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