B 24H 42-95144 - Langelandsbælt Marstal 2021 Updated: 25 AUG 2021
Airman | Surname | Init | Rank | Service | Sqdn | P_link | Plane | Operation | Crash_site | Crash_d | Buried_d | C_link | At_Next |
e777175.htm | Chappell | H R | 1stLt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
e777178.htm | Feliz | R P | S/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
u047006.htm | Fuller | D M | 2ndLt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | b210644 | c047.htm | Korsør |
o888202.htm | Heilich | J G | S/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
e777180.htm | Mullins | R M | 2ndLt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777n | e777n.htm | NO - NET |
e777176.htm | Owens | R V | T/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
u055013.htm | Penfield | H R | S/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | b040944 | c055.htm | Magleby - L |
e777179.htm | Rodek | A M | F/O | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777n | e777n.htm | NO - NET |
e777177.htm | Valentine | H H | T/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
a057001.htm | Wagner | J E | S/Sgt | USAAF | 565 | p329.htm | B24 4295144 | Bomb G | Langelandsbælt | d200644 | b110744 | c057.htm | Marstal |
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
Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver: "20. juni 1944 (kl. 0850), Storebælt mellem
Keldsnor og Lolland. Convair B-24H, 42-91144 (EE- ) 565 BS, 389 BG, 2 CBW og 2
BD
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
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.
(Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"20 June 1944 (08.50 hrs) Storebælt between Keldsnor and Lolland.
Convair B-24H, 42-91144 (EE- ) 565 BS, 389 BG,
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. |