ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51073
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D-125-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 93th BGp /328th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-41015 |
| MSN: | GO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hardwick/AAF Sta.104, Norfolk |
Hit by Flak and Luftwaffe fighters.
The aircraft was on an operation to a communication centre at Osnabrück, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot Capt. H.E. Ford O-665672 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot Col. J.H. Hayden O-311882 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. M.M. Myres O2044895 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Bombardier Capt. L.C. Norman O-733087 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Engineer T/Sgt. W.H. Randles 39092316 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.K. Kobler 36322554 USAAF Cambridge WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. O.D. Eckert 36337535 USAAF Cambridge WOM
RW Gunner 2nd Lt. E.H. Cantrell O-678158 USAAF Cambridge WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.W. Craig 13004719 USAAF Margraten J-17-20
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3254&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7507
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1944 | 42-73507 | 93th BGp /328th BSqn USAAF | 0 | between Hoogland and Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Utrecht | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 16:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:12 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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