ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52238
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52332 |
| MSN: | QK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Den Hulst, Nieuwleusen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115 Norfolk |
The aircraft suffered engine trouble from the start and was later attacked by Luftwaffe fighters.
The Liberator was on an operation to industrial areas at Braunschweig, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. D.R. Talbott O-742224 USAAF - escaped and returned to the UK
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. L.H. Clausen O-684490 USAAF - POW
Navigator 1st Lt. A. Goldman O-671345 USAAF - buried USA
Bombardier 1st Lt. C.F. Moriarty O-679201 USAAF - buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. E.W. Arbon 39832379 USAAF - POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.E. Swick 15335773 USAAF - evader; liberated April 1945 in Enschede (the Netherlands)
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.C. Gasser 35333614 USAAF - POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. S.W. Haddock jr. 14181734 USAAF - POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.D. Williamson 14001629 USAAF - POW
T Gunner Sgt. C.H. Sympson 35508939 USAAF - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3525&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7907
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/819
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 December 1943 | 42-7638 | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF | 9 | IJsselmeer, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 22 December 1943 | 42-7533 | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF | 7 | Hammerflier, Den Ham, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Mar-2019 17:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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