ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234686
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:26 claim |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-50-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 448th BGp /715th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-73497 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Seething / AAF Sta.146, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seething/AAF Sta.146, Norfolk |
| RAF Seething, Norfolk |
'Vadie Raye' was returning from an operation against Hamm in Germany and on approach to RAF Seething, when it was severely damaged and set on fire by intruder pilot Leutnant Uwe Laass of the 5./KG 51, who was flying an Me 410 A-1/U2 from Soesterberg airfield in the Netherlands. The pilots managed to touch down at RAF Seething after two crew members had escaped by parachute, thus sparing the lives of all on board.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9116
'The Last Blitz' by MacKay & Parry
'Night of the Intruders: The Slaughter of Homeward Bound USAAF Mission 311'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 19:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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