Robert F Boberg
Military2nd Lt. Irwin Litman was the Co-pilot of Crew 5 when they left Marrakesh, North Africa on a ferry flight to Cornwall, England aboard B24H (42-7733) "LAKI-NUKI" on 12 Dec 1943. Bad weather led to an attempt to land at Kerlin/Bastard a/f on the Brest Peninsula. They received severe damage from enemy flak. Pilots Ayrest and Litman managed to crash land wheels up at Preddannack, Cornwall. The aircraft caught fire and all 14 on board survived.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: “laki-nuki”
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 418, SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43 &nbs