ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230413
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| Date: | Sunday 27 May 1945 |
| Time: | 11:38 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | RAF |
| Registration: | KG831 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moulmein -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
from AIR-27-1759-8: "Aircraft "G" is missing from the operation. At 11.38 hrs, height 6400 ft. MOULMEIN, aircraft seen to be hit in No. 2 engine which caught fire. Aircraft went into gradual dive, turning slightly to port; crashed into water offshore, 16.29N, 97.27E, bursting into flames with black smoke. One of crew only seen to bail out but so low that parachute never fully opened, and seen to fall into water."
Sources:
1. Service Record of FSgt Booth James Johnston.
2. UK National Archive Record AIR-27-1759-8 (Operations Record Book, No. 356 Heavy Bomber Squadron RAF, May 1945).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2019 07:33 | DavidClarinette | Added |
| 26-Jun-2020 17:18 | petrobob | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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