Service File · AircraftUnknown330th Bombardment SquadronMissing in Action
42-100395
Serial
42-100395
Catalogued Missions
1
The Ship
B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg.
The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss.
German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.
Data plate.
§ Record of Type
Version
Unknown
Date Lost
20 June 1944
MACR
6152
Sortie log.
1 flight · oldest first
Date
Target
Type
Pilot · Crew
20 JUN 1944
Lt. Woodward · 10 aboard
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record