ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164252
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-73138 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dubec hill near Nepomuk -
 Czech Republic
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Foggia, Southern Italy |
| Mission to Regensburg Germany |
Flew to Plzen, bombed Skoda Works test field, turned SW...followed by German fighters, right wing explodes... only Sgt.Raymond Noury falls from plane 1st Lt.George Goddard, 2nd Lt.Haig Kandarian,Lt. Joseph Altemus, Lt. Charles Spickard and Staff Sgts. Oscar Houser, Harold Carter, Roy Hughes, Rexford Rhodes, John Goldbach and my uncle, Wayne Nelson died.
Sources:
"Operace Argument" by Karel Foud and Jiri Kouloch 2004. p 59-81
Ray Noury's 1945 letter to crew's families
"Miss Fortune's Last Mission" by William Boyce and John H. Torrison 2015
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 12:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2019 12:12 | jtorrison | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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