ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50529
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-20-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 453th BGp /734th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-50322 |
| MSN: | E8- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Buckenham, Norfolk |
The aircraft was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters on an operation to marshalling yards at Berlin.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. F.R. Tye O-737902 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.R. Larson O-685251 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. F. Gordon O-809351 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Bombardier 1st Lt. J.W. Skidgell O-663672 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Engineer S/Sgt. M.P. Mackey 18183067 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Radio Operator S/Sgt. K.G. Hills 11102662 USAAF Cambridge WOM
LW Gunner Sgt. F.J. Litton 17089345 USAAF Cambridge WOM
RW Gunner Sgt. T.E. Nolan 19175010 USAAF - buried USA
BT Gunner Sgt. M.C. de Leon 18060438 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3642A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7520
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/34
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1944 | 42-110089 | 453th BGp /734th BSqn USAAF | 7 | North Sea 16 km off North Foreland, Kent, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2019 10:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2019 10:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 06-Apr-2020 20:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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