Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-105-CO Liberator in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise: 10 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 26, 1944 at 1509 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-109814
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wendling - Wendling
MSN:
3610
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft christened 'Jive Bomber' was involved in a bombing mission over Germany when it was hit by Flak while flying over Pas-de-Calais, France. The right wing was hit and sheared off, so the aircraft went into a spin and crashed in a field. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew (392nd BG):
P 2/LT Walter F. Lowry,
CP 2/LT Albert I. Victor,
N 2/LT James J. Hynes Jr,
B 2/LT Wendell G. Replogle,
R/O T/S James V. Clark Jr,
EnG S/S Clair A. Cashman,
BG S/S Lynn B. Farlow,
WG S/S Joseph A. Kenney Jr,
WG S/S Paul E. Delaney,
TG S/S Kenneth L. Isbell.
Crew (392nd BG):
P 2/LT Walter F. Lowry,
CP 2/LT Albert I. Victor,
N 2/LT James J. Hynes Jr,
B 2/LT Wendell G. Replogle,
R/O T/S James V. Clark Jr,
EnG S/S Clair A. Cashman,
BG S/S Lynn B. Farlow,
WG S/S Joseph A. Kenney Jr,
WG S/S Paul E. Delaney,
TG S/S Kenneth L. Isbell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
