ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52225
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: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /785th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-29466 |
| MSN: | 2U-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boschwijde (lake), Sint Jansklooster, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk |
Two B-24 Liberators of the 785th Bomb Squadron collided in mid-air: 41-29466 '2U-L' and 42-52587 '2U-?'.
The Liberator, nicknamed 'Dark Rhapsody', was on an operation to Achmer airfield, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. D.G. Griffin O-437329 USAAF Margraten H-9-17
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.A. Gum O-808989 USAAF Margraten H-9-17
Navigator 2nd Lt. F.P. Hazen O-692001 USAAF Margraten K-4-21
Bombardier 2nd Lt. P.M. Rose O-689170 USAAF Margraten O-14-9
Engineer S/Sgt. J.R. Burke 36398227 USAAF Margraten H-9-18
Radio Operator S/Sgt. B. Radich 17051503 USAAF Margraten I-20-11
RW Gunner Sgt. G.M. Mc Cord 37651218 USAAF USA
BT Gunner Sgt. D.J. Mc Coy 13092006 USAAF Margraten H-10-19
T Gunner S/Sgt. A.A. Amich 36267435 USAAF USA - died of his wounds on the 27th of March 1944
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3544&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/909
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/835
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1945 | 42-7682 | 466th BGp /785th BSqn USAAF | 0 | Stevensbeekseweg road, Stevensbeek, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 17:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation