Accident Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator 63948,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81253
 
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Date:Friday 31 March 1944
Time:14:36
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 63948
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bay of Biscay near English Channel - 49.38N 10.16W -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dunkeswell, Devon, England
Destination airport:Bay of Biscay for anti-Sub Missions (patrolling for U-Boats)
Narrative:
Shot down by enemy fighters over Bay of Biscay. 10 KIA

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
01-Feb-2015 08:44 cpsherman Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase]
01-Feb-2015 15:34 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
02-Feb-2015 21:29 cpsherman Updated [Destination airport]
06-Feb-2015 20:41 cpsherman Updated [Registration, Destination airport]
24-Feb-2015 18:44 cpsherman Updated [Location, Destination airport]

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