ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82038
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | VPB-117 US Navy |
| Registration: | 38907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator Bu.No. 38907 (ex USAAF 44-41302, B-24J-205-CO) of VPB-117, US Navy; shot down by enemy Flak/AAA on patrol July 1, 1945. Crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, off French Indo-China (now Vietnam). 8 crew Killed In Action, 3 crew members survived and became POW.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries4.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/PB4Y.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Oct-2019 19:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 16:01 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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