ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155436
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | 14:36 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-109812 |
| MSN: | 3608 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint Vith, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, USAAF Station 123 (HF) |
Liberator 42-109812 was assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF and was based at Horsham St Faith. The aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) from a mission to the rail yards at Schönecken, Germany. Just after release of its bombs the aircraft was hit by flak causing the tail to break away. The aircraft crashed near St Vith, Belgium. Six crew were KIA and three crew bailed out.
Six crew KIA
1/Lt Charles A. Giessen, Pilot
1/Lt Donald J. McNeely, Navigator
S/Sgt Stephen T. Molek, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt Earl S. Richey, Radio Operator
S/Sgt James H. Burke, Nose Gunner
T/Sgt Marion E. Funderbunk, Top Turret Gunner
Bailed Out
2/Lt John E. Thompson, Co-Pilot (May have escaped capture)
S/Sgt Edward W. Racek, Tail Gunner, POW
S/Sgt Alphonse A. Wolak, Left Waist Gunner, POW
Sources:
https://www.458bg.com/crewbj72ashgiesen.htm
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2685
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/MACRmonthly/44DecMACR.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 12:25 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 12:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2022 05:26 | Cosmo | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2022 14:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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