ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101277
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 1:35 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-40787 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | South China Sea 125 miles east of Hongkong -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing in service. B-24J #44-40787 took off from Liuchow, China on a combat sea sweep mission. They attacked a five ship convoy that was accompanied by a destroyer and are believed to have been shot down by the anti-aircraft guns on that destroyer and crashed at sea. The entire crew of 7 were lost.
Armstrong, Jasper B ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, LA
Hansen, Hans G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Morrison, Robert J ~ T/Sgt, Radar Observer, MA
Streeter, Glenn C ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OH
Throgmorton, Raymond S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
Young, Robert W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, TN
Zalusky, Le Roy J ~ FO, Co-Pilot, MN
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp Most of my information is from letters my Grandmother received from the WAR DEPARTMENT "The Adjutant General's Office Edward F. Witsell
Images:
exact location of this photo is unknown
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2021 17:15 | zski71 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
| 02-Jul-2023 07:17 | RDV | Updated [[Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo]] |
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