ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50783
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /785th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52587 |
| MSN: | 2U-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boschwijde (lake), Sint Jansklooster, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk |
Two B-24 Liberators of the 785th Bomb Squadron collided in mid-air: 41-29466 '2U-L' and 42-52587 '2U-?'.
The Liberator, nicknamed 'Shoo Shoo Baby', was on an operation to Achmer airfield, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.L. Garrett O-803596 USAAF Belgium Private Cem
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. B.B. Boyer O-808939 USAAF Survived Evaded
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.D. Beukelman O-698641 USAAF USA
Bombardier 2nd Lt. G.R. Russell jr. O-693531 USAAF Margraten J-9-7
Engineer S/Sgt. J.J. Laurich 39549631 USAAF Margraten P-2-15
Radio Operator S/Sgt. B.H. King 15382154 USAAF Survived Evaded
LW Gunner Sgt. O.S. Good 14182501 USAAF Margraten H-9-20
RW Gunner Sgt. M.E. Thompson 34724732 USAAF USA
BT Gunner Sgt. J.R. Eaton 14147637 USAAF Margraten I-11-10
T Gunner S/Sgt. C.P. Miller 37221024 USAAF Survived Evaded
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3545&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7978
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/835
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 18:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 17:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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