B-24H Liberator #41-29543 was battle damaged
on mission to bomb the airfield and marshaling
yards at Blainsville, France and attempted to
return to base with two engines knocked out.
As the plane cleared the North Sea, it exploded
in flight and crashed in the seaside district
of Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, England. Only
two crew members successfully parachuted from
the craft before the explosion. Those still aboard
perished.
The crew killed were:
1st. Lt. Clifford L Denning
1st. Lt. George M. Hafner
1st Lt. Claude C Lanphere
1st Lt. Harold J Larson
SSgt. Louis Bart
SSgt. Wilburn L Holt
SSgt. Orval B Scott
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
on mission to bomb the airfield and marshaling
yards at Blainsville, France and attempted to
return to base with two engines knocked out.
As the plane cleared the North Sea, it exploded
in flight and crashed in the seaside district
of Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, England. Only
two crew members successfully parachuted from
the craft before the explosion. Those still aboard
perished.
The crew killed were:
1st. Lt. Clifford L Denning
1st. Lt. George M. Hafner
1st Lt. Claude C Lanphere
1st Lt. Harold J Larson
SSgt. Louis Bart
SSgt. Wilburn L Holt
SSgt. Orval B Scott
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B-24H Liberator #41-29543 was battle damaged
on mission to bomb the airfield and marshaling
yards at Blainsville, France and attempted to
return to base with two engines knocked out.
As the plane cleared the North Sea, it exploded
in flight and crashed in the seaside district
of Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, England. Only
two crew members successfully parachuted from
the craft before the explosion. Those still aboard
perished.
The crew killed were:
1st. Lt. Clifford L Denning
1st. Lt. George M. Hafner
1st Lt. Claude C Lanphere
1st Lt. Harold J Larson
SSgt. Louis Bart
SSgt. Wilburn L Holt
SSgt. Orval B Scott
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
on mission to bomb the airfield and marshaling
yards at Blainsville, France and attempted to
return to base with two engines knocked out.
As the plane cleared the North Sea, it exploded
in flight and crashed in the seaside district
of Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, England. Only
two crew members successfully parachuted from
the craft before the explosion. Those still aboard
perished.
The crew killed were:
1st. Lt. Clifford L Denning
1st. Lt. George M. Hafner
1st Lt. Claude C Lanphere
1st Lt. Harold J Larson
SSgt. Louis Bart
SSgt. Wilburn L Holt
SSgt. Orval B Scott
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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