ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276865
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-50597 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Hardwick - Bungay, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hardwick/USAAF Station 104 |
| return to same |
B24J Liberator #42-50597, nicknamed "Beaver's Baby," with the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, crashed in heavy fog, taking off for a mission to support the advance in the Battle of the Bulge. All eleven airmen aboard were killed:
1st Lt. Robert W. Marx, O-817244, PA, Pilot
1st Lt. William H. Young, O-717013, TX, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. John D. Camp, O-717380, CT, Navigator
1st Lt. Henry D. Fulmer Jr, O-691639, SC, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Rufus K. Locker, O-813185, TN, Passenger
T/Sgt. Frank H. Whitten, 34801322, AL, Flight Engineer/Gunner
T/Sgt. Benjamin C. Wiegand, 15195393, OH, Flight Engineer/Gunner
S/Sgt. Ralph E. Gifford, Crewmember/Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Harold Glickman, 19160384, CA, Crewmember/Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert A. Hughes, 14095137, MS, Crewmember/Gunner
S/Sgt. Fred D. Pettigrew, 18215700, TX, Crewmember/Gunner
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Dec1944O.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3.html
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54206477/ralph-eugene-gifford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2022 20:10 | Gumby778 | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation