ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81499
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 32271 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
In special unit SAU-1. Loaded with Torpex explosives, exploded in midair over Newdelight Wood, Suffolk, UK. Lt Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr and Lt Wilford J. Willey killed. Intended target was V-site at Mimoyecques.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
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