ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50796
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:17 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 458th BGp /754th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52450 |
| MSN: | Z5-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Kromme Ganssloot water, Wijdewormer polder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk |
The aircraft was badly damaged by Flak over Berlin. The Liberator was on an operation to industrial areas at Berlin.
Three crew members died.
2Lt Harry S Bengry jr (Co-Pilot) 0-811416 from Ingham, Michigan: kia
Sgt Edwin E Sowles (TT/E) 37443523 from Mower, Minnesota: kia
S/Sgt James Nemeth (Radio Operator) 32450063, from Middlesex, New Jersey: kia: buried at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3506&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7933
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/ed554jisp/liberator.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Oct-2014 09:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2020 07:50 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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