ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199700
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | Uinted States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-72982 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tarawa lagoon -
 Kiribati
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarawa airfield, Tarawa |
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff into a lagoon. Seven crew members died in the crash, three survived.
Human remains of one of the deceased crew members, 2nd Lt. Donald Underwood, were identified in the year 2017.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-72982.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WWII_AIRMAN_REMAINS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-14-15-10-54
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2017 13:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Sep-2017 14:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
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