ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50295
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-90-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 446th BGp /705th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100315 |
| MSN: | 3464 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Auvergne polder, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bungay, Suffolk |
'Quivering Box' was shot down by Gilze-Rijen airfield Flak defences.
The aircraft was on an operation to marshalling yards at München (Bayern, Germany) (target of opportunity).
8 KiA, 3 POW:
Pilot Capt. E.H. Sherman O-731684 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. J.E. Hand jr. O-817328 USAAF USA
Navigator 1st Lt. G.W. Hoffman O-741175 USAAF Margraten N-10-2
Bombardier 1st Lt. N.T. Segraves O-666088 USAAF Margraten H-15-19
Engineer T/Sgt. W.S. Lutes 32360814 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W. Kopczynski 32479033 USAAF Survived POW
Nose Gunner Capt. C.T. Ballard O-434031 USAAF Margraten H-14-18
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.A. McDonald 11117390 USAAF Margraten L-8-17
W Gunner S/Sgt. E.E. Jackson 14161707 USAAF USA
W Gunner S/Sgt. L.C. Olsen 39540933 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.T. Clayton 34185329 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3896&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1344
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/193
Google Maps
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 15:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2019 15:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 20:02 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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