ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51245
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| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1943 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D-120-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /66th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-40973 |
| MSN: | 2050 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, poss by Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115, Norfolk |
'Battleaxe' was damaged and crashed into the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. An engine caught fire on the way home. 10 KiA.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: QK-Z
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. H.C. Almlie O-676714 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.E. Hacker O-531342 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.L. Schexnayder O-684807 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.J. Seiler O-678476 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. D.A. Davis 36343869 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. E.E. Permar 35497759 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.V. Lundstrom 35372611 USAAF Margraten A-8-30
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.L. Towning 39542241 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. G.W. Iorgov 18025712 USAAF Margraten B-1-3
T Gunner S/Sgt. F.A. Robinson 12171724 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3085&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7496
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Jun-2022 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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