B-24 44-49936 {translate from Hungarian?}

[NUPPOL]

B-24 44-49936, Lost march 1, 1945
http://www.terrasoft.hu/repulos/repulos1/15_484bg.htm
Did only have crew survive?

[Frank Olynyk]

The entire crew of 11 survived. MACR 12508.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[HGabor]

Yep, all survived. She belly landed at Kurd-1,5 km in Hungary, being the last B-24 victory of the Hungarian 101. V.r.e. "Puma" (Bf 109G) fighters. (Máthé László fhdgy.)

[Alex Smart]

March 01, 1945.
Kurdish

Date

1945.

BW
BG
Sq
Type
Serial Number
MACR
Location
03. 01.
48.
484.
827.
B-24L
44-49936
12508
Kurdtól 1 km north-west of belly landed.
Personnel information:

Post

Name

Grade

Identity Number

Event

1. Driver
Sutton, William K.
1 st Lt
0-767682
The
2. Second Driver
Osborne, Charles J.
1 st Lt
0-771517
The
3rd Navigator
Fease, Robert B.
1 st Lt
0-722879
The
4. bombardier
Thompson, William W. Jr.
1 st Lt
0-772010
The
5. Airborne Engineer
Schultz, Walter C.
T/Sgt
39207231
The
6. Radio shooter
Corasi, Vistor Jr.
Sgt
33169803
F
7. Photographer
Cooney, Thomas W.
Pfc
36760979
F
8. Trip shooter
Hartman, Ray B.
S/Sgt
36446830
The
9. Deck shooter
Peth, Richard F.
S/Sgt
19148441
F
10. Deck shooter
Sadowski, Harry G.
S/Sgt
36312711
F
11. Deck shooter
Weston, Henry Jr.

34437392
F

The 484th BG. Mosebierbaum targets were bombed. The 827th century 79 page number, serial number 44-49936 B-24L Liberatore received immediately after the air defense bombaoldás results. The results after Lieutenant William K. Sutton said the convoy commander that separates the wingmen, because the aircraft suffered serious injuries.
The lone machine reached after about 30 minutes of the Lake Balaton flight when hunter was attacked. Focke-Wulf US report said Fw-190-s were the attackers. According to reports, the Hungarian 101 "Puma" hunters led by Lieutenant Colonel Máthé swarm damaged plane was shot down by the Messerschmitt Me-109 vadászrepülőgépeikkel by Ságvártól 17 kilometers south saw land. Prior to landing Córas sergeant radio, Peth, Sadowski Weston shooters and Sergeant Thomas W. Cooney Photographers jumped out and captured the north of Lake Balaton. Shutta lieutenant with the machine went belly Kurdish village about 1.5 kilometers north-west without any problems.

The Kurdish village, 1.5 km from the north-west of the abdomen serial number 44-49936 flew B-24 Liberator of the 484th BG. 827 belonged Sq. into.

[NUPPOL]

Thanks for info!

[Dénes Bernád]

A much better photo of this last 'kill' of Hungarian fighter pilots is published on page 394 of the book I co-authored with Gyorgy Punka, called 'Hungarian Fighter Colours', vol. 2.