ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264911
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-94826 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arundel, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, Suffolk |
Upon returning from a bombing raid over France, the airplane was heavily damaged by flak and subsequnetly crashed in Arundel, West Sussex. Seven occupants survived by parachute, three occupants are MIA/KIA.
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9871
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-consolidated-b-24h-20-fo-liberator-arundel-3-killed
https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/on-thursday-22-june-1944-consolidated-liberator-b-24h-42-94826-took-off-from-its/1380575012072287/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/west-sussex-france-paris-english-allied-b943350.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2021 08:14 | gerard57 | Added |
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