ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100899
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-95023 |
| MSN: | 1788 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maxwell Farm, Cheshunt -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk, UK |
| France |
The aircraft of the 577 bomb squadron crashed after a technical malfunction of all four engines. All ten crew members died as well as one person on the ground.
Build at Ford-Willow Run: B-24H-25-FO Liberator.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
www.hertmemories.org.uk
https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/witness-cheshunt-1944-plane-crash-973785
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9929
http://www.cheshuntatwar.co.uk/
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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b24_16.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 18:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 22:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 29-Dec-2017 22:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 11:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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