ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100247
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | * |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40758 |
| MSN: | 1835 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Donaghadee, Ards, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langford Lodge, Belfast |
B-24D Liberator #42-40758, nicknamed "Katie Did," crashed near Donaghadee, Northern Ireland.
Nine airmen were killed:
2nd Lt. William J. O'Connell, O-799054, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. Roy V. A. Haho, O-749233, OR
2nd Lt. Henry D. Morisse, O-682221, TX
Flt. Off. Saul G. Spilker, PA, T-186162
S/Sgt. Paul H. Jones, Jr, 18127790, TX
S/Sgt. Oscar W. Nelson, 32539314, NY
S/Sgt. Grady L. Rice, 34335967, AL
S/Sgt. William B. Whitehurst, 18056259, TX
Sgt. Abraham G. Eddy, 31028792, MA
(*Donaghadee (from Irish: Domhnach Daoi, meaning "Daoi's church") is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about 18 miles (29 km) east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) southeast of Bangor.
Sources:
1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2530590/saul-g-spilker
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1943O.htm
3. http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/uk/uk4310.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 05:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2014 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2022 06:49 | Gumby778 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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