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| Date: | Tuesday 15 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 120 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AL513 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cadiz, Rota beach -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
On 15 Dec 1942, following an in-flight engine fire, Liberator AL513 crashed near Cadiz, Spain during a ferrying trip from Lyneham to Gibraltar.
The entire crew survived and set fir to the plane, in order to prevent that the plane fell into the hands of German agents in Spain.
F/Sgt John O'Sullivan, F/Sgt Victor Whitehall, F/Sgt N Judd, F/Sgt Bernard Clifton, Sgt George M'Gregor, Sgt Charley Pearson, Sgt Alfred Webber, Sgt Alfred Agar, Sgt Walter Davey, Cpl Kenneth Burton, ACI Richard Walker. Interned at Alhama de Aragon.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/04923.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2016 17:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jul-2016 20:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2018 06:57 | andrew | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-May-2024 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
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