ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275810
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| Date: | Thursday 18 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:08 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-41257 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wake Island, eastern beach -
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kwajalein |
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B-24D Liberator #42-41257 with the 431st Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force in World War II.
Shot down by Japanese gunfire and crashed on the easter beach of Wake Island, Western Pacific.
All (11) personnel aboard were killed:
1st Lt. James Houchins, O-412119, IN, Pilot
2nd Lt. Kenneth G. Russell, O-754207, CA, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Lawrence J. Degener, O2045328, MI, Navigator
1st Lt. James G. Webb, O-731434, OH, Bombardier
Flt. Off. John A. Dambra, T-122776, PA, Passenger
T/Sgt. Harold J. Hursh, 35127431, OH, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. George L. Lanning, 36530988, MI, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. William R. Leese, 30107403, Asst. Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Leon H. Pollard, 18002126, OK, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Charles M. Saffir, 12036059, NY, Asst. Engineer
S/Sgt. Robert F. Scott, 17128406, MO, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43173907/james-houchins
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2022 08:01 | Gumby778 | Added |
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