{"id":2333,"date":"2015-12-31T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T10:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:06:42","slug":"b-24-liberator-losses-in-greece-1942-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/?p=2333","title":{"rendered":"B-24 Liberator Losses in Greece 1942-1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Aviation-Arcaeology-logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logo.jpg 708w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logo-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logo-170x150.jpg 170w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logo-150x131.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Research: <strong>Manolis Bardanis<\/strong><br \/>\ninfo@naxosdiving.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/enlish-flag.png\" alt=\"enlish flag\" width=\"50\" height=\"25\" \/>\u00a0The list refers to aircraft type<strong> Liberator B-24<\/strong> which lost in the Greek territory and its limits. The collection of data was based on documents from several Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR), and Operational Record Books (ORB) of the RAF, SAAF and USAAF, as well as additional information from the internet and the literature mentioned below.<br \/>\nWhere it was possible information cross checked with claims by German pilots, whose names and units belonging are recorded in the list.<br \/>\nPerhaps the list is not complete and any new information that arises will be added to it.<br \/>\nCertainly some mistakes are inevitable and hopefully instructions and data from the reader will help to identify and correct.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Losses relating to aircraft of the following units:<br \/>\n<strong>RAF<\/strong>: 40Sqn, 160Sqn, 178Sqn. 214Sqn.<br \/>\n<strong>SAAF<\/strong>: 31Sqn, 34Sqn.<br \/>\n<strong>USAAF<\/strong>: 8thAF\/44BG\/67BS, 8thAF\/389BG\/567BS, 9thAF\/93BG\/329BS, 9thAF\/98BG\/343BS, 9thAF\/98BG\/415BS, 12thAF\/376BG\/512BS,<br \/>\n12thAF\/376BG\/513BS, 12thAF\/376BG\/514BS, 15thAF\/376BG\/514BS, 15thAF\/461BG\/767BS, 15thAF\/485BG\/829BS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-528 \" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/b24-liberator.jpg\" alt=\"b24-liberator\" width=\"484\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/b24-liberator.jpg 860w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/b24-liberator-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/b24-liberator-187x150.jpg 187w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/b24-liberator-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1:\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"color: #333333;\">\u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03ce\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">info@naxosdiving.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Greek-flag.png\" alt=\"Greek flag\" width=\"46\" height=\"31\" \/>\u039f \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7 \u03c4\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 <strong>B-24 Liberator<\/strong>\u00a0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1.<\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: 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