Consolidated Liberator GR Mk.V BZ775/G crash on 29th August 1943
Liberator GR Mk. V BZ775/G took-off at 03.05 and crashed 30 seconds after take-off about 1 1/2 miles from end of runway. Aircraft was loaded by 2,300 gallons of petrol and 12 Depth Charges. After the impact Liberator caught fire and all Depth Charges exploded killing all crewmembers aboard:
Trade | Name |
Cpt | F/O A. Musálek |
2nd Pilot | Sgt S. Jelínek |
Nav | F/Lt B. Babš |
WOP/AG | Sgt E. Blaháček |
WOP/AG | Sgt H. Polák |
WOP/AG | Sgt J. Rubín |
AG | F/O M. Čtvrtlík |
AG | Sgt V. Blahna |
There is an interesting fact that standard WOP/AG of Musálek's crew F/Sgt J. Bajer missed the start. So he was replaced by Sgt E. Blaháček from crew of F/Sgt K. Kopal.
Thanks to that F/Sgt Bajer flew till August 1944 with Kopal's crew and he survived the war.
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12/08/2020 14:46
Technological update
REVI magazine page updated, changes of formats at some pages, corrected/deleted functionless links.
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10/08/2020 09:31
More details and previews of book Vocelovej
More details and previews of book Vocelovej has been added on separate page.
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07/08/2020 17:06
Added cover of new book Vocelovej
Cover of new book Vocelovej has been added.
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27/07/2020 13:26
New article in REVI 121
Added info about my new article in REVI 121 into section REVI magazine
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