ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50220
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-20-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 446th BGp /706th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-50318 |
| MSN: | RT-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oude Turfvaartsestraat 4, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bungay, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by Flak on the return flight.
The Liberator was on an operation to chemical industry (BASF) at Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.M. Peppmeier O-819412 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.F. Miehle O-826253 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. H. Rubin O-699503 USAAF USA
Engineer S/Sgt. R.W. Dawson 11131588 USAAF USA
Radio Operator S/Sgt. J.P. Strain 32887145 USAAF Survived evader
Nose Gunner Sgt. R.D. Algee 34635602 USAAF USA
BT Gunner Corp. W.T. Blaylock 34872189 USAAF Survived evader
W Gunner Sgt. F.J. O'Dell 15300850 USAAF USA
W Gunner S/Sgt. J.E. Peavley 14194436 USAAF Survived POW
W Gunner Sgt. S.M. Novak 33795725 USAAF USA
T Gunner Sgt. C.R. Anderson 31406435 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3950&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7518
Google Maps
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
https://nispenremembers.heemkundenispen.nl/verhaal10_overlevenopzonneland.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jul-2019 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 19:57 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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