ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347353
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| Date: | Thursday 1 January 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 307 BG |
| Registration: | 42-40072 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Funafuti, Tuvalu atols -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
All that remained of 42-40072 after a Japanese night bombing raid on 22 April 1943. This concerns the second B-24D which was lost during the early morning attack on 21 april 1943 by a formation Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" bombers
Sources:
https://b-24.weebly.com/beforeafter7.html
After the Battle '40-'45, No.15, p.3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2023 17:51 | Corin | Added |
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