ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50237
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /787th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52597 |
| MSN: | 6L-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wapserveen, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk |
On return from an operation against Vechta airfield (Niedersachsen, Germany), 'Lady Lightning' fell foul of approximately twenty Messerschmitt Bf 109G's of the III./JG 53 and II./JG 5. Both units were based at Sachau airfield, Germany.
Claimants were:
- Leutnant Alfred Seidl of the 10./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Oberleutnant Ritter of the 11./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Leutnant Johann Funder of the Stab III./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Major Franz Götz of the Stab III./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
These four claims were all confirmed by the Abschuss Kommission of the OKL/RLM.
- Leutnant Weissberg of the 5./JG 5 (B-24 HSS (shot out of formation))
- Unteroffizier Schneider of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 shot down)
- Leutnant Schneider of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 HHS (shot out of formation))
- Oberfähnrich Papensch of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 shot down)
Only the claim of Ofhr. Papensch was confirmed by the Abschuss Kommission.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J. Suchiu O-425057 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. M.L. Ransom O-700972 USAAF Survived - POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. A. Palladino O-701433 USAAF Survived - POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.B. Gatlin O-691887 USAAF Survived - POW
Engineer T/Sgt. E.G. Piazza 14046730 USAAF Survived - POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. F.J. Gerritz 32739130 USAAF Survived - evaded
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.R. Samburg 33558860 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.R. Abbott 35553545 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.D. Stiles 33560157 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. E.A. Dobran 35608603 USAAF Survived - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3932&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7981
LW Claims by Michael Balss
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2019 08:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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