Consolidated B-24 Liberator - Mukov, Czech Republic
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N 50° 30.244 E 013° 50.308
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A memorial of crew Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Waymark Code: WMW5N3
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/12/2017
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About Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial models were laid down as export models designated as various LB-30s, in the Land Bomber design category.
At its inception, the B-24 was a modern design featuring a highly efficient shoulder-mounted, high aspect ratio Davis wing. The wing gave the Liberator a high cruise speed, long range and the ability to carry a heavy bomb load. Early RAF Liberators were the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean as a matter of routine. However, the type was difficult to fly and had poor low speed performance. It also had a lower ceiling and was less robust than the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. While aircrews tended to prefer the B-17, General Staff favored the B-24, and procured it for a wide variety of roles.
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CZ
Letoun odstartoval ze základny San Giovanni Field v Itálii ráno 21.cervence 1944 k náletu, s cílem bombardovat "Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG (STW)" v severoceském Moste. Dlouhá, osmihodinová mise nad okupované Ceskoslovensko se nakonec stala osudnou pro deset bombardéru 15.AF. Ctyri z nich se zrítily na našem území. B-24 pojmenovaný svou posádkou "Final Approach" se stal obetí mosteckého flaku. Po zásazích se rozpadl ve vzduchu a zrítil na nekolika místech mezi již zaniklou vesnici Radovesice a obec Mukov do zalesneného kopcovitého terénu.
Tri letci zahynuli - mezi nimi velitel stroje - 2/Lt Leon H. Polinski. Sedm letcu stacilo padající stroj opustit vcas na padácích a byli zajati.
EN
The airplane started from the base of San Giovanni Field in Italy in the morning of July 21, 1944 for raid, in order to bomb a Most town in former Czechoslovakia.
The B-24 named by its "Final Approach" crew became the victim of German anti-aircraft defense.
Three pilots died - among them the machine commander - Lt Leon H. Polinski. Seven crew members had enough to leave the falling machine in time on parachutes and were captured.