ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238407
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 1944 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24-J-195-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-41121 |
| MSN: | F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dübendorf -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pantanella |
| Pantanella |
Shot down by German flak. The pilot made a hard emergency landing in Dübendorf, where the left main landing gear broke. All escaped uninjured. The remaining plane was scrapped in Switzerland.
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/harte-und-lange-landung/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 October 1944 | 42-52485 | USAAF | 0 | Dübendorf | |
w/o |
| 19 February 1945 | 3715 | 11 (BR) Sqn RCAF | 7 | missing Atlantic Ocean near Sable Island NS |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2020 11:32 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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