ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148906
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-28650 |
| MSN: | 242/15765 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salzwedel, Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Took off from RAF Old Buckenham on US 8th Air Force Mission 291 bombing aircraft factories around Brunswick, Germany. Attacked by enemy fighters, shot down by Bf-109. Pilot Killed by 20mm cannon fire, rest of crew bailed out and survived war as POWs.
Sources:
MACR 3929
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2012 08:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Sep-2012 08:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase] |
| 02-Jul-2020 19:12 | LC66 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2020 19:44 | LC66 | Updated [Total occupants] |
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