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Liberator shot down over the Ardennes
I know an eye witness to the shooting down of a Liberator by two German fighters. It was some time June-August 1944 over Burnontige. He believes the wreckage was at Werbomont. He saw 2 or 3 parachutes. Have you any details of this event?
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Re: Liberator shot down over Belgium
Hi Nonny,
Just this for you. vague date makes it not so easy. Could it have been earlier? if so then - 466 BG, 787 BS 42-52584 Shot down by Fw190's some 30 m Sof Brussels , is that near ? a/c letter " F " name "Worry Bird II" MACR 4803 Pilot : Lt. Warren M. Allender Copilot: 2Lt. Horace F. Hall Four crew POW; six crew KIA Then there was - 458BG, 752 BS 42-100365 Shot down on 12th July 44 Crashed at Harveng (?) name "Battlin Betty" or "Battlin Baby" Pilot: Lt.Charles W. Quirk 5 evd; 4 POW And also - 801 BG, 788 BS 42-50584 On the 6th August , went down over Belgium but crashed in Holland ? Pilot: Lt. Robert C. McLaughlin crew of ten, no MACR That should start you off on your search. night Alex |
Re: Liberator shot down over Ardennes
I know that a book was written that referred to the 2 or 3 parachute survivors of the crash who were hidden by the Belgians and escaped.
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Re: Liberator shot down over Belgium
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Do you know where this B-24 has made it's crashlanding in th Netherlands? At the forum of the website "B-24/PB4Y Research Team" it is stated at August 15th, 2004 that 42-50584 Star Duster made his crashlanding at 06/08/44 nr Wiheries/Dour Belgium. The original question was from Luc Vervoort. Jaap |
Re: Liberator shot down over Belgium
Hi Jaap,
From Mighty 8th Chronology - All it has is "RFO-CL" and "SAL 7 Aug 44" From Mighty 8th Chronology Supplement - Just has crews names , as follows - P - Lt. Robert C. McLaughlin CP - Lt. Leo O. Arlin CP - Lt. Daniel G. Olenych B - Lt. Bertram D. Knapp TT - T/Sgt. John Y. Bear RO - T/Sgt. Donald C. Adamson TG - S/Sgt. Warren H. Lee PS - Lt. William F. Reagan DP. S/Sgt. Fred W. Heath PS = passenger;DP= Despatcher. Heavy Bombers of the Mighty 8th has - 06 08 44 FTR 07 08 44 SAL The bit about Holland did I am sure come from the B24 Best web pages . cannot recall if it was on the new or old forum though. Alex |
487th BG
It was B-24H 42-52651 of the 487th Bomb Group, which was lost on May 28, 1944 and crashed near Xhoris. Four members of the crew escaped.
Detailed in Ivo de Jong's book 'Mission 376, battle over the Reich' www.hikokiwarplanes.com/376.htm |
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