ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50239
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /786th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-29449 |
| MSN: | U8-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Verlaatpolder', Steenwijk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge/AAF Sta.120 Norfolk. UK |
On return from an operation against Vechta airfield (Niedersachsen, Germany), 'True Love' 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.S. Archer O-809346 USAAF - Margraten cemetery; M-2-2
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. T.L. Bell O-817617 USAAF - cemetery in the USA; buried Golden Gate Nat. Cem.
Navigator 1st Lt. N. Peck O-703301 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W. Leslie II 0154998 USAAF Survived - POW
Engineer S/Sgt. E.B. Philo 36450215 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. D.E. Mc Carty 35723725 USAAF Survived - POW
LW Gunner T/Sgt. W.A. Lowen 38327189 USAAF Survived - POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.J. Lehman 38395312 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. H.A. Clark 19000426 USAAF Survived - evader
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.M. Capps 18177210 USAAF Survived - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3929&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/903
Google Maps
LW Claims by Michael Balss
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Dec-2008 06:13 | wmcada | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2019 07:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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