Incident Consolidated B-24J Liberator 44-40730,
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Date:Sunday 10 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24J Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-40730
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Angaur Island -   Palau
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed.

Crew:
6000 865 BS Anderson Richard F. 2Lt. 022B radar Deceased 7/17/1945
22700 865 BS Bichler Leopold Cpl. 022B 747 Active .
32200 865 BS Bowman Donald L. Cpl. 022B 612 Inactive .
41600 865 BS Busa Daniel F. Cpl. 022B 612 Inactive .
51200 865 BS Childers Arthur L. F/O 022B 1034 Inactive .
179600 865 BS Lessin Morland D. 2Lt. 022B 1092 Deceased 6/10/1945
180600 865 BS Lewis Homer C. Cpl. 022B 612 Deceased 9/9/1986
234400 865 BS Paulsen Kenneth S. 2Lt. 022B 1051 Deceased 6/10/1945
235400 865 BS Peck Richard C. 2Lt. 022B 1035 Deceased 2010 .
256300 865 BS Riddick Roscoe W. Cpl. 022B 757 Deceased 1/26/2006

USAAF Accident report: http://db.tt/nT6dmu4n

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jan-2013 00:29 Anon. Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
06-Jun-2022 04:54 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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