Accident Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-52459,
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Date:Tuesday 25 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24H Liberator
Owner/operator:461th BGp /767th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-52459
MSN: Fo 1176/6531
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bad Zell, 31km ENE of Linz -   Austria
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Bomber was shot down by german fighters and crashed.

Sources:

http://www.15thaf.org/49th_BW/461st_BG/Aircraft/Losses/Losses.htm
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- JF Baugher
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Sep-2010 10:36 Alpine Flight Added
25-Aug-2011 13:49 Uli Elch Updated [Source]
05-Jan-2012 04:59 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2012 01:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
24-Jul-2017 16:25 Alpine Flight Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Jan-2021 20:53 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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