ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122720
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:23 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D-30-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40128 |
| MSN: | 1205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Gustavsvik airfield, Örebro -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gustavsvik, Örebro |
Lost orientation, low on fuel after bombing mission over Norway. Lieutenant Frank Kilckeski tried to put the plane on fire but was convinced not to do so by police. Then first lieutenant Robert Atwell Hill pointed at the aircraft with a flare gun but was stopped by police.
Aircraft ferried to Västeras December 1943 after ground had frozen. Scrapped in Sweden after May 1945.
Note: (1) a third Liberator reported force landed near Trollhättan and burned after landing. Ten crew unhurt.
Sources:
1. http://www.gustavsviksflygplats.se/bild/nerikes_allehanda/1930--45/43-11-23_NA_Liberator_enl_polisen_s5_w950.jpg
JF Baugher
(1) La Nación (Santiago) 19 November 1943, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2011 05:21 | Masen63 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2011 08:18 | Masen63 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Sep-2011 14:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2023 16:56 | TB | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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