ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89774
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| Date: | Monday 25 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 467 BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95220 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rettigny, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Mission No 147 - Müsch-Mechernich-Hallschlag-Gerolstein
Shot down by enemy fighters; went into a spin and exploded in the air.
CREW 2Lt John E. SULLIVAN copilot - POW; 2Lt William W. TRUXES - pilot - POW, S/Sgt Burton HURWITZ radar operator- POW; F/O David J. COUNTEY navigator- KIA ; S/Sgt John N. ELLEFSON radio operator-KIA ; Sgt Alek ONISCHUK tail gunner- KIA; Sgt Stanley P. KOLY gunner - KIA; Sgt Peter Hardick engineer- KIA ; Sgt Walter WALINSKI gunner - KIA; Sgt Roland L. MOREHOUSE gunner - KIA
Sources:
http://ardennesavions45.blogspot.com/2011/01/equipage-b24-rettigny.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2011 15:00 | ThW | Added |
| 12-Feb-2011 05:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 15:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:15 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2022 07:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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