ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50804
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-100-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 389th BGp /567th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100424 |
| MSN: | 3573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoogeveen, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hethel/AAF Sta.114 Norfolk |
Hit by Flak near Vechta (53 km SW Bremen, Germany). As a result, the aircraft suffered engine trouble.
The crew bailed out over the Netherlands. 9 taken prisoner of war, 2 evaded capture.
The Liberator was on an operation to aviation industry (Daimler-Benz Flugmotorenwerk) at Genshagen, Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3501&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1380
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 13:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 15:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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