Jerome Barrett
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592
Oberhinkofen
Crash site
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Memorial at the crash site of B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) Black Cat near Regensberg, Germany.
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Memorial at crash site of Black Cat B-24, the last bomber shot down over Germany in WW2, April 21, 1945.
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Inscription with names of crew members who lost their life on Black Cat B-24 shot down near Regensburg, Germany., April 21, 1945. The Black Cat was the last bomber shot down over Germany in WW2.
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Memorial at the crash site of B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) Black Cat near Regensberg, Germany.
Detailed history
On 21 April 1945 B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) "Black Cat" became the last heavy bomber to be shot down in the European Theatre of Operations.
The aircraft was hit by flak on a mission to Regensburg and the wing broke off. Three men were seen to escape, but the rest perished when the ship crashed.
A memorial near Oberhinkofen now marks the site of the crash. It is cared for a residents of Oberhinkofen, who sometimes place a candle at the site.
Connections
People
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John Brennan
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Right Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592 -
Richard Farrington
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #42-95592. -
Howard Goodner
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group
Flew B-24 'The Black Cat. ' Killed in Action (KIA) crashed at Regensburg. He had no parachute and came down in a free fall alongside bombs and oxygen tanks, spinning toward the Bavarian village of Scharmassing. He landed in a field outside town, his... -
Christ Manners
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Regensburg on 21 Apr 45 in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592 -
John Murphy
Military | First Lieutenant | Radar (H2X) Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592 ... -
George Noe
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilotage Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #42-95592. -
John Perella
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Originally a member of the Earl H. Beitler Crew (Crew #768), Perella was flying with the Richard Farrington Crew (Crew #487) when he was KIA on 21 April 1945 -
Robert Peterson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Waist Gunner in the Farrington B-24 Crew; Frequently Lead Crew. Flew 23 combat missions in cluding the Battle of the Bulge. Aboard the B-24 'Black Cat' when the plane became the last American B-24 shot down over Europe. Nine crew Killed in Action (KIA)... -
John Regan
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Regenburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592
Aircraft
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42-95592 Black Cat
B-24 Liberator
On 21 April 1945 B-24 Liberator "Black Cat" became the last heavy bomber to be shot down in the European Theatre of Operations. ...
Missions
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8th Air Force 963
21 April 1945
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 March 2020 11:17:27 | Emily | Changes to name, known as, latitude, longitude and history |
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Changed location & name of crash site based off information provided by R Staubach, a resident of Oberhinkofen, near Regensburg. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 October 2018 19:36:57 | Emily | Changes to latitude, longitude, history and person associations |
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Missing Air Crew Report 14182 via Fold 3 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 October 2018 15:58:18 | Emily | Created entry with name, person associations, aircraft associations, mission associations and media associations |
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Information from photos provided by Karen Seidler |
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