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Old 6th December 2019, 22:17
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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 ?

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Old 6th December 2019, 23:53
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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

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Old 7th December 2019, 01:30
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Re: B-24 in Adriatic Sea

MACR is here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91059255
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Old 7th December 2019, 09:33
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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



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