Accident Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24309,
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Date:Friday 28 May 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator
Owner/operator:93th BGp /328th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 41-24309
MSN: 1104
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Bungay /AAF Sta.125, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bungay /AAF Sta.125, Suffolk
Destination airport:RAF Bungay /AAF Sta.125, Suffolk
Narrative:
Named "Chief Manattee". Engine caught fire on takeoff and crashed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=340004

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2023 11:15 Nepa Updated
10-Jul-2023 13:22 rvargast17 Updated
11-Jul-2023 11:41 rvargast17 Updated
31-Jul-2023 17:17 Nepa Updated

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