Incident Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator 42-40883,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81239
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 March 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
Owner/operator:VPB-108 US Navy
Registration: 42-40883
MSN: 32100
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hawkins Field, Betio Island, Tarawa -   Kiribati
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit truck on take off Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.
Stricken 21/3/44.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
10-Sep-2013 04:35 angels one five Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
23-Apr-2020 15:58 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]
10-Jul-2022 04:59 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative]

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