Disastrous Date in 11th Bomb Group History
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:03 am
On June 27, 1943: Eight B-24s were scheduled to bomb Nauru. The first Liberator crashed into the ocean after take-off from Funafuti. Six more got airborne, then the eighth exploded in the air over the water right after take-off. The mission was cancelled but three planes pressed on to Nauru.