ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229459
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 715th BSqn / 448th BGp USAAC |
| Registration: | 42-100356 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Folkstone England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
two Crew 2nd Lt Joseph Pomfret and T/C Charles C Nissen lost
On April 3 8 other crew rescuded by fishing boat taken to Folkestone Hospital
It has been suggested that Possibly this plane was Unknown B-24 Found off Wessex coast???
Sources:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/uor-work/alsf-wrecks-seabed
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=5508
Pomfret memorial https://www.abmc.gov/node/550091
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2019 17:13 | nIEMANN | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Operator] |
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