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 Under formationsflyvning i 20.000 fods
højde mellem Ærø og Langeland den 20. juni 1944 fik Liberator
B24 42-95144 under et sammenstød med Liberator
B24
100351 skåret halen af og styrtede i havet omkring 2 km sydøst for
Keldsnor Fyr på Langeland, omkring
her. Også det andet fly styrtede
ned ikke langt borte.
De to fly med 20 flyvere gik ned, meget af tiden i spin, der gjorde det
vanskeligt at komme ud. Pilot Powers så kun
3 faldskærme fra eget fly. Romick i et andet fly
så kun 5 faldskærme. Flyverne omkom
af udmattelse og det kolde vand, hvis ikke de som
Heilich blev
reddet efter en halv time. Wagner fra den afskårne
halesektion
blev fundet 19 dage senere med
faldskærm. 3 af de 20 overlevede.
Se
B24
100351 * p328MACR *
p328MACRberetninger *
p328form +
B24 42-95144 * p329MACR *
p329MACRforklaring *
Wagner rapport om kollisionen og
mere.
Bombardier, 2nd Lt Robert T. McCollum har
ingen kendt grav.
Hans navn findes på Tablets of the Missing,
Cambridge American
Cemetery, England.
Han kom i tjenesten fra Ohio. Hæderstegn:
Air Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart.
(Kilde: ABMC)
15 SEP 2019:
Muligt bombefly fundet ud for Langelands kyst - TV2 * 8 OKT 2019:
Mindst 7 bomber fundet ved flyvrag syd for Langeland - TV2FYN
8 OKT
2019:Bomber
fra Anden Verdenskrig sprænges i fynsk farvand - TV2FYN * 9 OKT: Jagten
på bomber og amerikansk soldat fortsætter ved flyvrag - DR FYN
9 OKT
2019:
Forsvarets minedykkere skal sikre flyvrag efter fund af bomber - FKO
Bemærk
beretningen
fra Romick. Hvilken B-24 blev fundet i SEP 2019? Oversat:
p328
"B24
100351 eksploderede, da det ramte vandet. Det gjorde det andet fly
ikke." Så p329
B24 42-95144 uden hale blev fundet med bomber! 10 flyvere.
Nyt
23 MAR 2025 fra en ven:
Berlingske har video
Dykkere fandt liget af bombeskytte, 2nd Lt
R. T. McCollum, 22 år, fra Liberator
B24 100351
p328 i AirmenDK.
ABMC has
this with
Memorial
Certificate. Missing Status: Recovered (Identied in February 2025 from his
dental records and DNA)
 During a formation flight at an altitude
of 20.000 feet between Ærø and Langeland on 20 June, 1944 Liberator
B24 42-95144 had its tail cut off in a collision with
Liberator B24
100351 and crashed into the sea about 2 km
southeast of
Keldsnor Lighthouse on Langeland, about
here. Also the other plane crashed not far away.
The two planes with 20 airmen went down, most of the time in spin that made
it difficult to get out. Pilot Powers only saw
3 parachutes from his own plane.
Romick in
another plane only saw 5 parachutes. The
airmen perished from exhaustion and the cold water if they were not rescued
after half an hour like
Heilich.
Wagner from the
tail that was cut off was found 19 days later with his
parachute. 3 of 20 airmen survived.
See
B24
100351 * p328MACR *
p328MACRaccounts *
p328form +
B24 42-95144 * p329MACR *
p329MACRstatement *
Wagner report about the collision and
more.
Bombardier, 2nd Lt Robert T. McCollum has no
known grave.
His name is inscribed on Tablets of the Missing
at
Cambridge American
Cemetery, England.
He entered the Service from Ohio.
Awards:
Air Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart.
(Source: ABMC)
This B-24 Liberator belonged to
565 BS, 389
BG, 2 CBW, 2 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF.
See the 389th Bombardment Group
at the 8th Air Force Historical Society.
American Air Museum has
42-100351 and the
10 crew members, crashed after mid-air collision with
B24 42-95144
European Clipper, 565 BS,
389th Bomb Group
See the
389th Bombardment Group
at History of War.
It took off from
RAF Hethel - USAAF Station 114.
See Control Towers - RAF
Hethel airfield.
Which B-24 was found in September 2019?
p328
"B24
100351 blew up when it hit the water. The other aircraft did not."
(Account by Romick) So p329
B24 42-95144 without tail was found with bombs!
Notice articles
and TV items since 15 SEP 2019 in the section in Danish. 10 airmen.
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