ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155315
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24-J-130-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-110049 |
| MSN: | 3845 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nesslau-Silberplatte -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shipdham |
| Shipdham |
Crashed into a mountain. All crew members bailed out, but one crew member died as his parachute failed to deploy. The aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/stgallen/toggenburg/tt-re/Bomber-stuerzt-am-Saentis-ab;art340,3898928
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/duebendorf-gesucht/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 09:54 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Apr-2013 10:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2016 14:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2020 15:53 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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