ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51070
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
Time: | 15:00 LT |
Type: | Consolidated B-24H-1-CF Liberator |
Owner/operator: | 445th BGp /700nd BSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 42-64438 |
MSN: | IS-L |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 km southwest of Bolsward, Friesland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Tibenham, UK |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Ramblin' Wreck' was shot down on return by Luftwaffe fighters.
The aircraft was on an operation to a communication centre at Osnabrück, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. N.M. Nelson O-679101 USAAF USA Buried Zachary Taylor Nat Cem
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. G.J. Clark O-806622 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. C. Silverman O-685748 USAAF USA
Bombardier 2nd Lt. M.P. Bulger jr. O-744971 USAAF Margraten P-8-9
Engineer T/Sgt. G.H. Entzminger 37233780 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. C.E. Smith 16076352 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. F.H. Folkner 33361283 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. A.P. Small 33382794 USAAF Margraten O-14-2
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W. Derdzenski 12200169 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.V. King 33552460 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3257&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8770 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
20-Dec-2018 17:41 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Feb-2020 19:47 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation