B-24 in Adriatic Sea
 

13.09.1944 was raid on the IG Farben in Oświęcim.
Participated in it 460th BG. One of the plane from this group
fell into the Adriatic sea. Three crew members are lost.
Does anybody know anything about this plane ?

Please help.


Janusz

Re: B-24 in Adriatic Sea
 

That would be B-24H 42-52363 of the 763rd Bombardment Squadron.
Incident covered by MACR 8764.
Aircraft was ditched 6 miles east Of Vieste, Italy with flak damage.
Pilot 2nd Lt. Robert Reed.

The three crew who lost their lives were:
15324928 S/Sgt. Robert C Kerns
38263315 S/Sgt. Henry W Sullivan, Jr
17065158 Sgt. Victor L Kuhns

Sean

Re: B-24 in Adriatic Sea
 

MACR is here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91059255

Re: B-24 in Adriatic Sea
 

Yes, thank you. This is it.

Another one landed in Bari at friendly airport.
Do you know which one ??


460th BG -13.09.1944

42-51408 - crashed in Poland
42-78487 - crashed in Hungary
42-52363 - crashed in Adriatic Sea
one - emegrency landing at Vis
one - emergency landing in Bari



Janusz