ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229458
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| Date: | Monday 5 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-10-DT Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 66BSqn /44th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-28690 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ditched english Channel Broadstairs Kent England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Aka "Missouri Sue" or "Missouri Belle"
Ditched English Channel after hit by flank on mission to Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Crew 1 KIA; 3 WIA 3 injured. It was this Mission USAAC Colonel Leon Vance would be awarded Medal of Honor for efforts to save crew-despite the fact he lost his right foot. Ironically Vance would be missing when his hospital transport plane went down in atlantic Ocean see https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440726-0
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18374
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2019 17:11 | Nieman | Added |
| 29-Sep-2019 14:56 | nIEMANN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 15:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Damage, Operator] |
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