ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155456
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-100-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /67th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100402 |
| MSN: | 3551 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, prob North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115 Norfolk |
On return, the aircraft was last seen between Utrecht and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The aircraft probably came down in the North Sea.
The Liberator was on an operation to the Gothaer Waggonfabrik plants (aviation industry) at Gotha, Thüringen, Germany: the primary target. However, due to weather conditions, targets of opportunity in the Netherlands were bombed: Arnhem and Nijmegen in Gelderland and Deventer and Enschede in Overijssel. Multiple civilian casualties were the result.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1372
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/790
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 13:42 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 13:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2013 16:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2019 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 07:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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