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Date: 31-Oct-2020
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Detail page crash 29-Jun-1944
| CrashID | 540 |
| Date | 29-Jun-1944 |
| Time | 12:10 |
| Location | Nieuw Namen |
| Airplane | Consolidated Aircraft |
| Type / model | B-24H-20-DT Liberator |
| Serial number | 42-51095 |
| Registration number | Z5-Q "Shoo Shoo Baby" |
| Group | 458th BG USAAF |
| Squadron | 754th BS USAAF |
| Base | Station 123 in UK Horsham St. Faith UK |
| Mission | Missie 447 van de 8th USAAF. 1.150 Bommenwerpers met 779 jagers als escorte met doelen in Nederland en Duitsland. |
| Target | Missie #82 van de 458th BG: Aschersleben (D)Junkers assemblage fabriek bombarderen. |
| Crew | 2/Lt Charles B. Armour O-691456 EVD 2/LT Donald E. Blodgett O-701868 EVD 2/Lt John O Fullerton O-712547 EVD Lt J. Erdman POW S/Sgt J. Brill POW S/Sgt C. G. Rawls WIA/POW S/Sgt F. Piechoto EVD S/Sgt B. J. Davis WIA/POW S/Sgt W. F. Owens Jr. POW S/Sgt E. S. Allen POW MACR 7092 |
| Cemeteries | NVT Voor burgers; Zie foto's bidprentjes. |
| Brief description of the crash | After a bomb mission to Aschersleben the abandoned a/c crashed into a farm, killing 3 people. The crew all survived the war. |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
540-story.PDF  |
| Extra documentation | 540-parachutisten-bij-marknesse.pdf |
| Museum piece 1 |  |
| Museum piece 1 description | Het MACR 7092 kan in zijn geheel in het museum geraadpleegd worden. |
| Locatie on map |  |
| Museum piece 2 |  |