Accident Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-50466,
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Date:Monday 11 September 1944
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24J Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-50466
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Winnen (Hessen) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wendling Air Base (U.K.)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during a bombing raid on Hannover, Germany.
Shot down by a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Sources:

https://fliegerschicksale.de.tl/11-.--September-1944.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2015 12:40 gerard57 Added
14-Jun-2017 17:10 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location]

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