ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50797
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-10-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 453th BGp /734th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52226 |
| MSN: | E8-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 4 km northeast of Edam, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Buckenham, Norfolk |
The aircraft was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters. The co-pilot and navigator were picked up by a Seenotdienst (sea rescue service) boat.
The Liberator was on an operation to aviation industry (Daimler-Benz Flugmotorenwerk) at Genshagen, Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. H.P. Cripe O-746308 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.A. Anderson O-687662 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.W. Dallaqua O-690372 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. M.A. Dinneen O-688935 USAAF - buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. M.O. Garrett 38244011 USAAF Margraten O-20-7
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.S. Chappel jr. 18090466 USAAF - buried USA
LW Gunner S/Sgt. A.H. Edgett 37228561 USAAF - buried Ardennes American Cemetery Belgium
RW Gunner S/Sgt. T.W. Keefe 31248226 USAAF - buried USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. G.B. Yoder 37440169 USAAF - buried USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.H. McGue 16084195 USAAF - buried USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3503&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7887
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2019 16:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:17 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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