ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196746
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas-Tulsa B-24J-5-DT Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 461st BGp /765th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-51430 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adriatic Sea, near Vis -
 Croatia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
After surviving a dog-fight with Luftwaffe fighters the crew dropped their bomb load and the Tulsamerican limped home, badly damaged. The aircraft almost made it, but went into the water while circling an island emergency airstrip. Three crew members were lost and remain with the wreck site underwater. Seven crew members survived and were pickep up by fishermen.
Sources:
https://nauticalarch.org/projects/b-24-tulsamerican-survey/
http://www.armyairforces.com/threads/42-51430-tulsamerican.674/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 16:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 16:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 09:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2021 21:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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