ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193406
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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 66th BSqn /44th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23771 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Ambleston, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shipdham /AAF Sta.115 |
Became separated from the group after a raid on the U-boat pens at St Nazaire, crash landed at New House Farm near Puncheston, suffering fuel exhaustion. The co-pilot 2Lt Dale R Canfield died from injuries sustained in the accident 5 days later.
The surviving crew were:
1Lt R.L Hilliard
2Lt W.T Auston
2Lt L.A Fries
T/Sgt R.Schweyer
T/Sgt R.C Ernst
Sgt P.H Tritschler
S/Sgt J.A Romeo
Sgt H.J Malone
Sgt J.R Young
Sources:
americanairmuseum.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2017 06:48 | ORD | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2020 20:43 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:11 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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