ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155438
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:09 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-109814 |
| MSN: | 3610 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St.-Pol-sur-Ternoise -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wendling, Norfolk, UK |
Shot down over target. The entire crew died.
P 2/LT Lowry, Walter F. KIA
CP 2/LT Victor, Albert I. KIA
N 2/LT Hynes, James J. Jr KIA
B 2/LT Replogle, Wendell G. KIA
R/O T/S Clark, James V. Jr KIA
EnG S/S Cashman, Clair A. KIA
BG S/S Farlow, Lynn B. KIA
WG S/S Kenney, Joseph A. Jr KIA
WG S/S Delaney, Paul E. KIA
TG S/S Isbell, Kenneth L. KIA
R.I.P.
Returning aircrew sightings reported that this aircraft "received a direct hit by flak, the right wing was blown off and the plane went down in a spin and was seen to crash and explode, no chutes seen". A German Report #A.V. 894/44, "Personnel Casualty Report Nr. 32", dated 22 April 1944, reported (10) Americans killed in action and shot down at the northern border of St. Pol on 26 March with type of aircraft being a ‘Liberator’.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://www.b24.net/missions/MM032644.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 March 1945 | 44-48755 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | 13 km E of Kurmitola |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 12:51 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 12:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2014 19:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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