41-29291

Consolidated B-24H-10-CF Liberator (MSN 386) 41-29291 (760th BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, "Miss Fortune", based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)  Shot Down Jun 30, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt Me 410A and Crashed Near Lake Balaton, Hungary While on a Mission on The South Synthetic Oil Refinery at Blechhammer, Germany. Me 410A Flown By Unknown Pilot of ZG 76/2. (3) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.    MACR 6394.  Body of missing tail gunner recovered Aug 2007 near Nemesvita, Hungary beside Lake Balaton.

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