ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51077
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7533 |
| MSN: | QK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hammerflier, Den Ham, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115, Norfolk |
The tail section was shot off by Luftwaffe fighters.
The aircraft was on an operation to a communication centre at Münster, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.W. Oakley O-740893 USAAF USA Golden Gate Nat Cem
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. R.K. Collins O-393514 USAAF USA
Navigator 1st Lt. F.D. Powers O-674524 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier S/Sgt. A. Fleischman 32109819 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier T/Sgt. J.W. Christian 14266875 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. J.F. Byers 37252619 USAAF Survived evaded
LW Gunner S/Sgt. L.R. Weaver 35401274 USAAF USA
RW Gunner Sgt. A.C. Timme 12092338 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.F. Smith 17026292 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. W. Sondag 17068404 USAAF Margraten O-22-2
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3251&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9277
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1561
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | 42-52332 | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF | 2 | Den Hulst, Nieuwleusen, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 08:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:35 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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