ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175703
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23778 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruoti -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe.
From the crew of ten, nine crew members perished in the crash and one was made POW.
The plane was called 'Jenny/Lady Luck'.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-39091.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2015 15:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2021 16:17 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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