ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50311
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-55-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /68th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-99966 |
| MSN: | 3115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valthe, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115 Norfolk |
'Full House' was damaged by Luftwaffe fighters and crashed.
The Liberator with call sign 'GJ-W' was on an operation to aviation industry (Junkers-Zweigwerke) at Bernburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. T.L. Weaver O-693829 USAAF Survived evader
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. W.B. Shambarger O-700998 USAAF Belgium D-11-28 Ardennes Cemetry
Navigator 1st Lt. L. Platt Jr. O-706965 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 1st Lt. R.E. Read O-699567 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.S. Gniadek 31258858 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. D.F. Fahey 37506294 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. S.G. Nalipa 15324363 USAAF Belgium A-37-1 Ardennes Cemetry
RW Gunner S/Sgt. M.L. Crouse 35631988 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. L.L. Voigt 19186262 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3859&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11115
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2013 15:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2019 19:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 15:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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