ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51249
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| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1943 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 44th BGp /67th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7650 |
| MSN: | J-Bar |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schoterzijl, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham/AAF Sta.115, Norfolk |
En route to the target, a formation of B-24's was attacked. Damage was inflicted by an Me 210 using rockets. B-24 42-7650 maintained formation on three engines, bombed, and were turning for home when a flak burst knocked #4 engine completely out and #2 was damaged.
The pilots managed to nurse their plane back to the Dutch coast on one good engine and two sick ones.
When attempting to lower their landing gear for a crash-landing itwas found to be damaged, only one main gear came down, and then could not be retracted. Too low now for the men to parachute, Lt. Hansen saw a canal and headed for it, dipped down to it
and successfully tore off this gear on the far bank, lifted the nose again just enough to allow a miraculous, safe belly landing. No one was seriously injured in the aircraft.
Target: Bremen
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.M. Hansen O-733647 USAAF Survived pow
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.D. Hanson O-740800 USAAF Survived pow
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.J. Pecka O-795296 USAAF Survived pow
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.H. Topping O-668836 USAAF Survived pow
Engineer S/Sgt. D.S. Henderson 34125526 USAAF Survived pow
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.C. Schatte 36074941 USAAF Survived pow
Air gunner S/Sgt. J.W. Norton 13048793 USAAF Survived pow
Air gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Suzdak 32490243 USAAF Survived pow
BT Gunner T/Sgt. C.G. Spearman 14104095 USAAF Survived pow
T Gunner S/Sgt. B.B. Baker 38136365 USAAF Survived pow
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3084&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
July 2005 edition www.44thbombgroup.com Page 147
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Oct-2013 10:28 | cornbinder | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 10:59 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:24 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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