ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234693
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 389th BGp /565th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-109915 |
| MSN: | EE-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | disintegrated over Cantley near Norwich, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hethel/AAF Sta.114 Norfolk |
| RAF Hethel, Norfolk |
The aircraft was returning from an operation against Hamm in Germany, when it was shot down by an Me 410 A-1/U2 of the II./KG 51 operating from an airfield in the Netherlands.
Lieutenant Wilkerson and four crew members survived by bailing out of the doomed bomber. Others had bailed out too, but were discovered dead with their parachute packs unopened.
Sources:
'The Last Blitz' by MacKay & Parry
Google Maps
'Night of the Intruders: The Slaughter of Homeward Bound USAAF Mission 311' by Ian McLachlan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2020 07:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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