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Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Hi all
Does anybody know something about crashed B-24 Liberator in Kerekegyháza in Hungary ??? I know only that it is probably place of the crash. Few airmen survive,few more kiled. It could be plane B-24 no 42-51131 but I am not sure. If it is plane will be confirmed the pilot was Walter L. Gunn (455th BG). MACR report unknown Please help if you can. Fenix |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
I had no luck finding a MACR on fold3. Perhaps others will have better luck.
There is mention of the Gunn loss on page 3 of this newsletter: http://www.455th.org/Newsletter/PDFs/Spring%202005.pdf It is not clear that the man making the request ever got a reply (at least not in subsequent newsletters that I could find). The newsletters were ended in 2016. The mission number of the loss was Mission 171, flown on December 26, 1944. There is a little info on mission 176 on page 132 of this: http://www.15thaf.org/304th_BW/455th...20Missions.pdf There is a photo of the Gunn crew on page 6 of this: http://www.455th.org/Newsletter/PDFs/Spring%202002.pdf Some of the names are mis-typed , e.g. Dana I Kelleher and Eugene B Scerbo: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ber...y&pid=16831520 Last edited by RSwank; 3rd October 2018 at 22:06. |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Known losses on December 26, 1944 in Hungary:
451 BG, B-24L, S/N: 44-49414 at Magyarkeszi at cemetery 455 BG, B-24H, S/N: 42-51131 at Kerekegyháza-NW, 5 km 455 BG, B-24L, S/N: 44-49377 at Szedres-NE, 1.5 km at forest 456 BG, B-24G, S/N: 42-78345 at Tiszasas, Kása-Halom field MKHL, Levente II. at Csolnok MKHL, Levente II. at Süttő 672 ShAP, IL-2m3, S/N: 1872466 at airfield, - combat damage 149 GvIAP, Yak-1b, S/N: 44191 at Verseg 13 GvIAD, Yak-1b, S/N: 12192 at ? 6 ОАЗ, Po-2, S/N: 3693, at ? 930 NBAP, Po-2, S/N: 8298 at Hatvan 312 NBAD Stab., Po-2, S/N: 8248 near Hatvan ...and perhaps 1-2 IL-2 from these, between December 25-29 with unknown date: 1874686 1875696 1886603 .................................................. .................. 27 GvOTBr, T-34/85, chassis No.: 0408553 at Hatvan 27 GvOTBr, SU-76M, chassis No.: 407796 at Hatvan 54 TP, T-34/85s: '707', '713', '723', '727' at Kecskéd-E 3 TBr, T-34/85: 'B-132' at Sikátorpuszta, Budapest-E ...etc. Gabor |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
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HGabor - Great info !!! 455 BG, B-24H, S/N: 42-51131 at Kerekegyháza-NW, 5 km Yes It will be this one which I am looking for. Does exist any details this crash in local newspaper ??? The plane was from 455 BG (740 BSq). Target in this day was Oswiecim (Poland). Fenix |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Only thing I know is that 4 crewmembers (Gunn, Barton, Frescoe, Crowley) were buried later in Budapest, Budaörs road (central) American War Cemetery.
Gabor |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Ok thanks.
Do you know maybe what was the caused of the crash ? Hit by artilery over target ?? Maybe enemy fighters ?? I try to find the MACR report but still nothig Fenix |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
There is no MACR on this plane.
Other members were Arthur Boucher, Paul Brown, Dana Kelleher, Eugene Scerbo, Henry Belcher, Anthony D'Agostino, came back on Jan 18. Before reaching target, engines were starting to give trouble (3, then 4, then 2), crew jettisoned bombs and headed for emergency landing. |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Vathra
Very big thank you for the new info. Could you write the source this info ? Fenix |
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Re: Liberator crashed 26.12.1944 (Hungary)
Escape statement, obviously.
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