ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122719
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:03 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7502 |
| MSN: | Fo 526/2880 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Gustavsvik airfield, Örebro -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gustavsvik, Örebro |
Lost orientation after bombing mission (Kjeller airport outside Oslo) in Norway, low on fuel. Marked "Flying Fire Bell".
Aircraft ferried to Västeras December 1943 after ground had frozen. Scrapped in Sweden after May 1945.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.gustavsviksflygfalt.se/bild/nerikes_allehanda/1930--45/43-11-19_NA_Liberator_s3s5_w2200.jpg]
JF Baugher
Images:
Gustavsvik by unknown photographer, see: http://www.gustavsviksflygplats.se/text/svensson_arne/arnes_bilder.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2011 05:08 | Masen63 | Added |
| 25-May-2011 02:55 | Masen63 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2011 03:28 | Rolf Broberg | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Sep-2011 14:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2012 06:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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