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Pat Atkins

25th January 2026 18:43

Re: A ditched B-24 16 August 1944 in the Adriatic

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Originally Posted by Alex Smart (Post 349021)

Several SAAF Liberators were lost during this time period, maybe it was one of those ?

Gopod point, may not have been a US B24 - worth a look.

Since negative results are still results (!) - 178 Squadron RAF also flew Liberators in this theatre; I checked the ORBs and on 15/16 August 1944, their a/c were operating at night and all 6 sorties (3 in support of warsaw Uprising, 3 nickelling S France) returned successfully in the early hours of 16th.

Russell

26th January 2026 02:25

Re: A ditched B-24 16 August 1944 in the Adriatic

Hi Chaps

It could well be a mis-sighting, I dont know. I do not believe it is either German or RAF, the RAF losses the previous night were all over Poland. Ive checked three days back in case they stayed afloat for a long while, but no one matches.

Not all puzzles get to be solved!

Russell

JohanSWE

13th February 2026 10:52

Re: A ditched B-24 16 August 1944 in the Adriatic

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Originally Posted by Russell (Post 348988)

Hello All,

The 332nd FG Mission Reports for August 1944 have a record of their escort sortie on 16 August 1944, it reports that they saw a B-24 ditched at 44⁰ 35’N 13⁰ 04’ E 60-65km NE Ravenna at 1245, with crew memebers swimming, no dinghys seen. They circled to 1330 when Spitfires took over. Any one know who the aircraft and crew were? The relevant ASR squadrons do not report picking up any one on that date in the Adriatic, the two B-24 losses I have both went into Switzerland.

Regards

Russell

I don't know if you have theses records?
Maybe worthwhile to check them out if there is any information in the Ditching and Bailout Reports:
A3079 to A3087 at AFHRA?

/JohanSWE

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