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Old 7th July 2008, 10:07
Mikkel Plannthin Mikkel Plannthin is offline
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320th BS Liberator shot down 20 Jul 1943 - id?

Danish born US War Correspondent Carl Thusgaard was on-board a 320th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator downed by Japanese fighters on 20 July 1943. According to my information the a/c was flown by Lt John B. Willcoxon and over the Madang area when attacked.
http://www.danishww2pilots.dk/profiles.php?id=266

The circumstances are mentioned on this website (I have ordered, but not yet received Word's book on the 90th BG)
http://www.theusgenweb.org/co/yuma/v...McCalmntHV.htm

Would anyone be able to identify this aircraft?

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Old 7th July 2008, 14:10
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Re: 320th BS Liberator shot down 20 Jul 1943 - id?

Mikkel,

Full story here: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraf.../42-40327.html

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Old 7th July 2008, 14:48
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Re: 320th BS Liberator shot down 20 Jul 1943 - id?

Thank you very much, Leendert.

A more thorough google search might have given this site. Sorry.

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