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  2. Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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    The story is told in the book "Almost Home: The Story of the B-24 Crash at Walliwall Orkney – 31 March 1945" by David W. Earl. [59] [60] 5 April 1945 A B-24H-15-DT, 41-28779 of the 564th Bomb Squadron , 389th Bomb Group (Heavy) , was captured by the Luftwaffe on 20 June 1944 (MACR 6533 [ clarification needed ] ), [ citation needed ] and ...

  3. List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators - Wikipedia

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    The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and other allied air forces during World War II.Of the 19,256 B-24, PB4Y-1, LB-30 and other model variants in the Liberator family produced, thirteen complete examples survive today, two of which are airworthy.

  4. Freckleton air disaster - Wikipedia

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    In an effort to gain altitude, he ordered his co-pilot, 24-year-old Technical Sergeant James Manuel Parr, to increase the speed of the B-24. [3] His aircraft then severed the top of a tree before the right wing of the B-24 clipped the corner of an unoccupied building as the wings of the aircraft were positioned almost vertical.

  5. Remains of WWII airman identified 80 years after plane shot down

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    The remains of a World War II airman were identified 80 years after his plane was shot down during a bombing mission in Germany, military officials said this week. In the spring of 1944, U.S. Army ...

  6. Category:Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B ...

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    Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B-24 Liberator" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. Little Eva (aircraft) - Wikipedia

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    "Little Eva" was a USAAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator which crashed north-west of Burketown, Queensland (near the Gulf of Carpentaria) on 2 December 1942. The aircraft was returning from a bombing mission when its crew became lost. As the fuel supply approached exhaustion some of the crew took to their parachutes.

  8. Atka B-24D Liberator - Wikipedia

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    The Atka B-24D Liberator is a derelict bomber on Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The Consolidated B-24D Liberator was deliberately crash-landed on the island on 9 December 1942, and is one of only eight surviving D-model Liberators (including partial and derelict aircraft).

  9. Leon Crane - Wikipedia

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    During a routine test flight on December 21, 1943, the B-24 Liberator Crane was copiloting experienced engine failure, causing the plane to crash into a mountaintop overlooking the Charley River. Of the crew of five, Crane was the only survivor, having managed to bail out in time.