Accident Consolidated B-24 Liberator 42-7225,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352096
 
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Date:Sunday 12 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Owner/operator:758th BSqn /459th BGp USAAF
Registration: 42-7225
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Atlantic Ocean -
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Westover Airfield,Chicopee, Massachusetts
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Liberator 42-7225: On a nightime training mission. Missing fate unknown: 12/12/1943
Crew:
(Pilot) Lt. William P. Masters killed
(Co-Pilot) Lt. Robert R. Hansen killed
(Gunner) Sgt. Cecil H. Conklin killed
(Gunner) Sgt. Anthony L. Greco killed
(Gunner) Sgt. Dean G. McCaffrey killed
(Radio Operator) Sgt. Bernard G. Stoeckley killed
(Gunner) Sgt. Anson G. Wiseman killed
(Flight Engineer) Sgt. Stanley E. Zajac killed

Sources:

https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-bernard-g-stoeckley/
https://www.459bg.org/Greco_Anthony_G4687_459BG.cfm
https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/374979-great-uncle-kia-ww-2/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2024 07:43 Nieman Added
01-Mar-2024 07:43 ASN Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Mar-2024 11:32 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
02-Mar-2024 11:34 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Mar-2024 16:54 Nepa Updated [Registration, Operator]
03-Mar-2024 10:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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