510:, Chicago, Illinois. All 12 crew were killed. Approaching the airport from the southwest in light rain, light fog and light smoke, with a 500-foot ceiling and .75 miles visibility, the bomber circled the field to the north and east, and was on a southern heading when it struck the approximately 500-foot-tall (150 m) tank at the 125-foot level, initially with the left wingtip. Much of the forward fuselage fell inside the tank structure which exploded, throwing steel plate over 300 feet (91 m) with heat felt over a mile away. Nine employees were on the grounds but none were injured. Four
1014:, crashed early in the morning after departing from Hickam Field on a replacement mission en-route to the 5th AF. Shortly after take off, they failed to make a turn and crashed into Pu'u Uau Ridge in the Ko'olau mountains on Oahu, Hawaii. Some of the wreckage is still visible along the Aiea Loop Trail within the Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area. All ten aviators perished serving their country. Their names were 2 Lt W R Kimble, 2 Lt C E Mueller, S Sgt J J Dowd, 2 Lt W E Somsel Jr, Sgt J H Means, Cpl G L Weiss, Cpl M F Campos, 2 Lt M Righthand, S Sgt M F Norman, Cpl J J Carlucci.
1002:, flying back to base at Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, New Mexico after a brief stop-over at Glenview Air Field, Chicago, Illinois. While overflying Nebraska, and due to bad weather, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a canyon located some 15 miles southwest of Merna. All 10 occupants were killed. Capt. Virgil D Anderson – Capt. Stanley M Foster – 2nd Lt. Frank L Brown – 2nd Lt. Warren C Karas – 2nd Lt. Charles F Piel – Flt. Off. Rollin E Ryburn – S/Sgt. Eugene D Rydstedt – Flt. Eng. Cpl. Adam Joseph Kochan – Pvt. Edward J Jacobs – Pvt. Bruno C Oskar.
1553:, Minnesota. A mechanic attempted to remove the port battery solenoid, located 14 inches below the cockpit floor, but did so without disconnecting the battery. A hydraulic line three inches above the battery was accidentally punctured with a wrench and the fluid ignited, setting the entire aircraft alight. The mechanic suffered severe burns and only the starboard outer engine of the aircraft was deemed salvageable. The cause was ruled to be an unqualified mechanic attempting a task that only a qualified electrician should undertake.
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narrowly avoiding a base housing block. While killing ten of the eleven men aboard, miraculously, the co-pilot, Lt. Basil R. Huntress, was thrown out of the cockpit and survived, but with serious injuries. He was medically discharged shortly after. The No.1 engine was thrown forward of the wreck and investigators found it had damaged bearings along with engine No.2. Basil
Huntress, was interviewed in 1995 by Florida Today, when he returned to the crash site. He passed away on 19 May 2010.
1198:, San Diego, California, lost its port outer wing on climb-out and crashed in a ravine less than two miles (3.2 km) from point of lift-off. All crew were killed. The wing panel came down on a home at 3121 Kingsley Street in Loma Portal. The cause was found to be 98 missing bolts, with only 4 spar bolts holding the wing. Four employees were fired and Consolidated Vultee was found guilty of gross negligence.
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twenty-six more piling together. Two hundred feet (61 m) of the railroad was torn up, and a rail official estimated damage to train and freight at $ 200,000. The trainmen helped the injured fliers escape from the wreckage. Ten were injured, some critically, and co-pilot 2nd Lt. Richard L. Blue died at
Wendover Field's hospital. The bomber did not burn. The locomotives powering the freight were an
1458:, but a power line forced him to apply power to clear it and the bomber broke its nose wheel strut when it overran into a freshly ploughed field. Damaged components were sent for repair and an attempt was made to take off on 13 April, but the clearing proved too short, the aircraft bogged down in the sodden soil, and the nose strut broke again. The crew then destroyed the airframe by burning it.
1406:. However, fate intervened and the crew had no choice but to abort the mission and return to their secondary base in Scotland, but sadly were destined to crash in a field on Orkney with the loss of thirteen men and only one survivor. The story is told in the book "Almost Home: The Story of the B-24 Crash at Walliwall Orkney – 31 March 1945" by David W. Earl.
562:, and seven others. Only pilot Eduard Prchal (1911–1984) survived. The flight departed at 2307 hrs. and crashed into the sea after only 16 seconds of flight. Sikorski had tirelessly worked to promote the Polish cause and there were rumours that his death was not accidental. He had broken off relations with the Soviet Union on 26 April due to the
482:) was named for him on 7 February 1945. It appears that "Hot Stuff" was the first heavy bomber to successfully complete 25 missions when it bombed Naples on 7 February 1943, despite the publicity given the "Memphis Belle" and "Hell's Angels" of the 303d Bomb Group. The bomber had been on the first leg of a trip to the United States for a
1482:. The plane was to carry extra personnel and equipment for the Norwegian and American soldiers. It was bad weather the night of April 7 and the plane crashed into the mountain Plukkutjønnfjellet. All 12 died. The plane was part of 492nd Bomb Group, codename "Carpetbagger", with base in Harrington, England.
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Liberator B Mark VI 'R-Roger' of No. 70 Squadron, hit another Liberator B Mark VI, KK320 'V-Victor' of No. 37 Squadron flying underneath, during a daylight raid on the shipbuilding yards at Monfalcone, Italy, KK320 lost the propeller from its port inner engine and
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and 345 miles (555 km) NW of Belem. A three-week recovery effort by Army
Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii (CILHI), with assistance from a FAB (Brazilian Air Force) team and a EB (Brazilian Army) team, found two sets of dog tags and numerous bone fragments. The remains of the crew were
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for emergency approach. However, he came in high and to the right of the runway on his first attempt. While making a left hand climb out to attempt a second landing, the aircraft suffered a second engine failure and plummeted into a railroad embankment, exploding on impact at approximately 21:35 hrs,
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fighter dove at the formation of two patrol bombers, the bombers maneuvered into a turn and the trailing bomber collided with the leader, disabling one of the leader's engines. The lead bomber went into an immediate spin and crashed. The second PB4Y flew straight and level for a short time before it
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Wendover, Utah. The aircraft slid across the highway and hit railroad tracks, coming to rest 100 feet (30 m) on the opposite side. 10 to 15 minutes later, a westbound freight train encountered the scattered wreckage and a spread rail. Three freight cars derailed with
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Liberal Army Airfield, Kansas, killing two officers and an enlisted man. The dead were Lt. Archie B. Caraway, 22, of Torrence, Calif.; Lt. Rubin Indik of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Private Aloysius H. Frieberger Jr, 24 of Dubuque,
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at approximately 149-50W/25-25N. Eighteen were killed and eight survived on life rafts to be rescued by surface vessels. Seven ships, including aircraft carriers, were involved in the search. One of the survivors, John R. Patrick, was convicted at a court martial of involuntary
1062:, New York, killing all five crew. The Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research website indicates that the bomber was involved in a mid-air collision, but provides no further details, and no other aircraft appear in accident report listings at this location and date.
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Reserve 2nd Lt. Bruce Kilpatrick Craig, was posthumously commissioned into the Army Air Corps, and on 25 August 1941 the airfield in his hometown was renamed
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and six of his staff; only tail gunner SSgt George A. Eisel survived. Andrews was the highest-ranking Allied officer to die in the line of duty at that point in the war, and was on an inspection tour as
Commander of US Forces, European Theatre of Operations.
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crew and ten civilians on the ground were killed, and a large fire destroyed at least 10 homes. Witnesses described seeing part of the tail detached at low altitude as the aircraft apparently tried to reach the river. The crew included three members of the
259:, Kansas, piloted by Ralph M. Dienst, suffered engine failure and crashed into a hillside three miles (4.8 km) west of the base. Eight people were killed and one critically injured. Army officers stated that the plane was on a routine flight.
235:, California, and struck the top of a low knoll two miles (3.2 km) west of the field. It was destroyed in two explosions that initial reports described as bombs going off, though no bombs were loaded for the training flight. Nine crew died.
165:, was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of 14 army flyers when the aircraft struck a hilltop as it circled for an emergency landing. Shortly after takeoff, the plane developed an unspecified mechanical issue, which the pilot reported to nearby
1611:, Korea. The bomber's left wing was struck by flak fire, destroying it and causing it to swing into the fuselage. Nine crew died in the crash, with the sole survivor, 2nd Lt. Wallace F. Kaufman, captured and later executed by Japanese forces.
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Special Operations Group over hostile territory, along with a store of arms and equipment during
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America on 17 September 1982", United States Air Force Historical Research Center, Office of Air Force History, Washington, D.C., 1989,
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1691:, crashed into the Pacific Ocean and sank. The aircraft was four hours out of Hawaii en route to Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, California, when it ran out of fuel and ditched at 0740 hrs., 500 miles (800 km) NE of
938:. Its last reported contact was at 0905 hrs., when a ground station in Brazil relayed a requested weather report to the aircraft. Decades later, the crash site was discovered in dense jungle 170 miles (270 km) NW of
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lost over Germany during World War II, and the only loss of this mission. Only the bombardier and the tail gunner escaped from the aircraft to become prisoners of war, the other ten crew being killed. (MACR
1246:, Arizona. All eighteen airmen died. The crash occurred in the desert over a major natural drainage canal known as the Pantano Wash, at a point half-way between present day East Broadway and East Speedway.
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755:, Nebraska, collided while flying in a formation of four B-24Hs during a training flight at 20,000 feet (6,100 m) The bombers crashed in agricultural fields, one 2 miles (3.2 km) north of
502:, Texas, departed the field at 0650 CWT, piloted by David S. Alter. At approximately 1145, the aircraft struck the side of a 20-million-cubic-foot (570,000 m) gas storage tank of the
169:, asking the tower to clear a runway. As the plane approached the field, it suddenly lost altitude and crashed into a hillside on the Herzog ranch, 3 miles (4.8 km) NW of Hamilton field.
1175:. Eleven crew, two female Marines, and the squadron canine mascot all evacuated the bomber as it rapidly sank. The party made their way to a deserted island near the eastern coast of
121:. Investigation into the cause of the accident resulted in a two-month delay in deliveries, so the Royal Air Force (RAF) did not begin receiving Liberator IIs until August 1941.
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also spun and crashed. The wreckage came down about eight miles (13 km) north of Munson. Twenty-eight crew were killed, including one found in an unopened parachute.
847:, c/n 444, piloted by Carlos N. Clayton, crash landed in a swamp; despite the aircraft being virtually demolished, none of its eight crew members suffered serious injury.
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914:, California, while on a routine training flight to simulate a long-range bombing mission. All ten crew members were killed. The crash site was rediscovered in 2005.
767:, was copilot 2nd Lt. Melvin Klein, who was thrown free of the wreckage and deployed his parachute. A Nebraska historical marker was erected in 2010 near Milligan.
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2944:""Almost home" book by David W. Earl – Gjefsjøen Fjellgård | Liberator crash | Orkney"
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2688:, Chicago, Illinois, 16 July 1944, Volume CIII, Number 29, Part 1, p. 13.
2220:, Ellensburg, Washington, 9 August 1943, Volume 32, Number 186, pp. 1, 6.
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2972:"Operasjon Rype – Gjefsjøen Fjellgård | Operasjon Rype | William Colby"
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2260:, Spokane, Washington, 4 September 1943, Volume 61, Number 113, p. 2.
2127:"Controversy surrounding WWII 25-Mission Yardstick for Heavy Bombers"
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2554:, Spokane, Washington, 23 January 1944, Volume 61, Number 254, p. 1.
2511:, Spokane, Washington, 14 January 1944, Volume 61, Number 245, p. 7.
2455:, Spokane, Washington, 10 January 1944, Volume 61, Number 241, p. 2.
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3148:, San Bernardino, California, 12 January 1946, Volume 52, p. 1.
3135:, San Bernardino, California, 4 November 1945, Volume 51, p. 1.
2825:, San Bernardino, California, 31 October 1944, Volume 51, p. 1.
2579:"Pacific Wrecks - B-24E-25-DT Liberator Serial Number 41-28525"
2033:, San Bernardino, California, 12 October 1942, Volume 49, p. 2.
1904:
http://www.lackland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070222-007
1604:
1549:, San Diego, California. It was being prepared for a flight to
1378:
1374:
1327:
1164:
1027:
939:
604:
418:
315:. The aircraft, piloted by R. G. Bishop, was destroyed by fire.
2207:, San Bernardino, California, 10 August 1943, Volume 49, p. 1.
1948:, Spokane, Washington, 6 June 1942, Volume 60, Number 23, p. 8
104:, on its acceptance flight for delivery from the cat company
3065:, San Bernardino, California, 11 May 1946, Volume 52, page 1.
2233:, Gloversville and Johnstown, New York, 10 August 1943, p. 7.
2229:
Associated Press, "Bomber Falls on Railroad, Derails Train",
2192:
2023:
2006:
1806:
1608:
1031:
406:
2507:
Associated Press, "Idaho Airmen Killed in Bomber Smashups",
1712:
PB4Y-2 Privateer on a training flight crash-landed south of
671:, Iowa, crashed in a corn field 4 miles (6.4 km) SW of
498:, c/n 77, of the 1014th Pilot Transition Training Squadron,
267:
At 1735 Central War Time three miles (4.8 km) west of
52:, California, were appended -CO. Consolidated production at
2852:"Dooley Crew - Assigned 753rd Squadron - September 9, 1944"
1916:"Accident-Report.com – USAAF/USAF Accidents for California"
1651:. The crew of nine were killed along with six crewmen from
1430:
on 20 June 1944 (MACR 6533), and operated as KO+XA by
1339:
1238:, of the 233d Combat Crew Training Squadron, flying out of
1188:
1944:
Associated Press, "14 Army Flyers Die in Bomber's Crash",
815:
wire report gave the location as "about 35 miles north of
3118:
Special, "Eddie L. Keefe of Orangeburg Killed in Crash",
2522:"Accident-Report.com – USAAF/USAF Accidents for Virginia"
2045:
Associated Press, "Eight of Nine-Man Crew Die in Crash",
1741:, Texas. All 10 Navy airmen aboard the plane were killed.
536:
2464:
Associated Press, "Seven Lost Lives As Bomber Crashed",
2284:"Accident Consolidated B-24D Liberator 589, 04 Sep 1943"
2451:
Associated Press, "Five Airmen Killed in Idaho Crash",
1194:, on a pre-delivery test flight by company crew out of
469:. Thirteen were killed in the crash including Lt. Gen.
430:
3289:
2637:"Le pire accident d'avion jamais survenu à Montréal",
2479:"Accident-Report.com – USAAF/USAF Accidents for Texas"
1222:
goods yard. The accident killed all 9 airmen on board.
819:.") Seven crew were killed and one critically injured.
211:, Oklahoma, was named in his honor on 14 October 1942.
2273:, Chicago, Illinois, 5 September 1943, Part I – p. 5.
763:, while the sole survivor of ten crew on B-24H-1-FO,
108:
Company plant at San Diego, California, crashed into
2841:, Stamford, Lincs, UK, Number 124, July–August 2006.
2029:
Associated Press. "Eight Killed as Bomber Crashes",
1092:, England, at 1047 hrs. after aborting a landing at
421:
on April 4, 1943. Believed to have been lost in the
2833:
2831:
2170:
1599:Consolidated B-24M-15-CO "Brief", 44-42058, of the
3017:
1446:. About 25 minutes into the flight, a German
701:immediately after takeoff killing the entire crew.
3122:, Columbia, South Carolina, 15 July 1945, p. 8-D.
3024:. Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books. p.
2837:Veronico, Nicholas A., "Failure at the Factory",
558:, together with his daughter, his Chief of Staff
145:, New Mexico. The aircraft had been returning to
3587:
3193:
3186:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 170.
2828:
1084:, "Classy Chassis II", crashed into a school at
1148:and the accident killed all 24 airmen on board.
827:Two RB-24Es of B-24 replacement training units
247:, c/n 442, the eighth block 1 airframe, of the
3166:Associated Press, "Four Airmen Die in Crash",
2888:"Eighteen dead as D-M planes collide in air",
2116:. Web.archive.org. Retrieved on 5 August 2010.
363:No. 2, Tucson, Arizona. Of the 34 on board, 6
3275:
2966:
2964:
2576:
2244:"Burtonwood, England Accident 30 August 1943"
2089:
1582:, collided in mid-air while in training over
1140:, England. The aircraft was on a flight from
859:, of the 34th Combat Crew Training Squadron,
623:in north-west England. All nine onboard died.
231:, flown by 1st Lt. Robert K. Murphy departed
2064:
1541:The first production PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo
137: 73, crashed into Trail Peak, near the
1683:Consolidated LB-30/C-87 Liberator Express,
675:, Iowa. All eight crew members were killed.
554:, killing the exiled Polish Prime Minister
134:
3282:
3268:
3250:Associated Press, "Indian Plane Crashes",
3160:
2961:
2879:, Tucson, Arizona, 30 November 1944, p. 1.
2875:"Army bomber crash in air, crews killed",
2717:We salute you... Village Disaster Monument
2684:Associated Press, "Chicago Flyer Killed",
2041:
2039:
1655:. A memorial has been erected at the site.
779:, (the first block 40-CO airframe) of the
2699:"Chicago Tribune – Historical Newspapers"
2631:
2550:Associated Press, "Seven Airmen Killed",
1977:"THE MEMORIALIZATION OF LACKLAND STREETS"
912:Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave
892:Link to actual interview cannot be found)
743:Two Consolidated B-24H Liberators of the
712:1943 Saint-Donat RCAF Liberator III Crash
3157:Condon Globe-Times|date=11 November 1949
3012:
2892:, Tucson, Arizona, 1 December 1944, p. 1
2563:Associated Press, "Seven Die in Crash",
1687:, assigned to the 1504th AAF Base Unit,
906:, c/n 2203, of the 420th AAF Base Unit,
2796:
2675:Aircraft Accident Report, July 26, 1944
2036:
1545:, was destroyed by fire on the ramp at
1298:, was lost during a bombing mission to
1242:, collided on a training mission NE of
1136:, broke-up in mid-air over the town of
185:. His Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II,
153:. All nine people on board were killed.
3588:
3170:, Centralia, Washington, 22 March 1952
2393:"Milligan Memorial WWII Plane Crashes"
2377:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
1528:. It was the last heavy bomber of the
1342:, was subsequently named in his honor.
619:, crashed shortly after take-off from
3263:
1959:"LB-30 Liberator Serial Number AL589"
1838:for Hawkins & Powers Aviation of
1777:C-87 Liberator Express, registration
1667:, c/n 1721, of the 2135th Base Unit,
1365:RAF Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II,
1034:. The pilot was Lawrence C. Ackerson.
2941:
2256:Associated Press, "Ten Men Perish",
1830:Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo
1761:, Guam, disappeared while conducing
1385:, the RAF's Air Member for Training.
1159:Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo
954:1944 Montreal RAF Liberator VI crash
867:, Arizona, killing all seven aboard.
631:Consolidated B-24E-25-FO Liberator,
2903:"WI Bomber Crash In Lake, Dec 1944"
2301:. Gander Airport Historical Society
879:of the 302nd Bombardment Group, of
84:, Michigan, and were appended -FO.
13:
3224:
3074:
3048:Associated Press, "Iowan Killed",
2269:Special, "Eight Killed in Iowa.",
1454:Rauchfuss landed in a meadow near
504:Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
14:
3607:
2602:
2296:
1982:. 6 February 2009. Archived from
1120:, 10 miles (16 km) north of
1058:, Kansas, crashed one mile NW of
566:and his death was convenient for
219:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II,
161:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II,
2423:"USAAF/USAF Accidents for Idaho"
1739:Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
977:, minutes after taking off from
429:by an oil exploration team from
64:, built airframes appended -DT.
3244:
3218:
3173:
3151:
3138:
3125:
3112:
3087:
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3055:
3042:
3006:
2989:
2935:
2921:
2895:
2882:
2869:
2844:
2815:
2790:
2773:
2748:
2722:
2709:
2691:
2678:
2669:
2644:
2622:
2596:
2570:
2557:
2544:
2514:
2501:
2471:
2458:
2445:
2415:
2385:
2339:
2313:
2290:
2276:
2263:
2250:
2236:
2223:
2210:
2179:
2145:
2119:
2107:
2052:
998:Consolidated RB-24E Liberator,
733:Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec
578:Consolidated RB-24E Liberator,
540:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II
395:376th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
98:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II
2942:Earl, David W (25 June 2011).
1993:
1969:
1961:. 30 June 2010. Archived from
1951:
1938:
1908:
1897:
1880:
1864:
1729:A PB4Y-2 Privateer, bound for
1689:Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base
607:semi-permanently coupled pair.
141:, 20 miles (32 km) SW of
1:
1858:
1631:, returning to the U.S. from
1104:A U.S. AAF TB-24J Liberator,
1078:United States Army Air Forces
43:
3468:1944 Freckleton air disaster
3146:The San Bernardino Daily Sun
3063:The San Bernardino Daily Sun
2823:The San Bernardino Daily Sun
2797:Roberts, Michael D. (2000).
2205:The San Bernardino Daily Sun
2031:The San Bernardino Daily Sun
1570:Two PB4Y-2 Privateers, BuNo
1524:burst in the port wing near
1314:C-87A-CO Liberator Express,
1230:Two B-24J-35-CO Liberators,
1220:Norwich City railway station
926:, crashed while flying from
731:, flew into a mountain near
522:account; it was not rebuilt.
7:
2856:458th Bombardment Group (H)
2703:Archives.chicagotribune.com
2323:(in French). Archived from
1675:. All the crew were killed.
1240:Davis–Monthan Army Air Base
1022:C-87-CF Liberator Express,
885:Melbourne Naval Air Station
745:724th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
723:, on a routine flight from
20:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
10:
3612:
1490:
1383:Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond
1359:
1254:a Liberator flying out of
1070:
973:neighborhood in downtown
951:
717:Consolidated Liberator III
709:
684:Consolidated Liberator III
546:, crashed on takeoff from
530:
413:, failed to return from a
379:
167:Hamilton field, California
17:
3523:
3435:
3419:
3403:
3387:
3354:
3301:
1284:Victorville Army Airfield
1054:, of the 272d Base Unit,
961:Liberator B Mark VI
793:Idaho National Laboratory
721:No. 10 Squadron RCAF
691:No. 10 Squadron RCAF
533:1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash
389:, "Lady Be Good", of the
193:31st Bombardment Squadron
1850:during a slurry drop at
1842:, under contract to the
1821:
1757:, of VW-3, ComFairGuam,
1753:PB4Y-2S Privateer, BuNo
1733:, California, dove into
1720:
1424:389th Bomb Group (Heavy)
1132:A U.S. AAF B-24H-20-CF,
965:en route to Britain via
789:Pocatello Army Air Field
749:451st Bomb Group (Heavy)
669:Sioux City Army Air Base
361:Tucson Municipal Airport
87:
3443:Accidents and incidents
2218:Ellensburg Daily Record
2114:USAF People:USAF Museum
1601:494th Bombardment Group
1336:Andersen Air Force Base
1073:Freckleton air disaster
753:Fairmont Army Air Field
382:Lady Be Good (aircraft)
359:, c/n 1432, crashed at
68:plant B in the city of
3458:1943 Saint-Donat crash
3133:The San Bernardino Sun
3095:"B-24 Shot Down, 1945"
2686:Chicago Sunday Tribune
2321:"Sentier Inter-Centre"
2271:Chicago Sunday Tribune
1801:, of Indian Air Force
1737:less than a mile from
1478:the later director of
1426:, was captured by the
1402:the later director of
1050:B-24J-5-FO Liberator,
486:tour when it was lost.
480:Andrews Air Force Base
445:, "Hot Stuff", of the
369:C-87 Liberator Express
34:C-87 Liberator Express
3488:2002 Estes Park crash
3448:1942 Queensland crash
3201:"Wunder Blog Archive"
3050:Chicago Daily Tribune
2187:Chicago Daily Tribune
2167:, Appendix B, p. 221.
1846:(USFS), and suffered
1653:Air Transport Command
1619:A USAAF B-24H-25-FO,
1474:was under command by
1280:Helendale, California
520:Chicago Daily Tribune
500:Tarrant Army Airfield
365:Consolidated Aircraft
205:Tinker Air Force Base
197:5th Bombardment Group
106:Consolidated Aircraft
76:at the purpose-built
3463:1943 Whenuapai crash
3453:1943 Gibraltar crash
3183:Aviation Storekeeper
2565:The Spokesman-Review
2552:The Spokesman-Review
2509:The Spokesman-Review
2466:The Spokesman-Review
2453:The Spokesman-Review
2299:"Gander Lake's B-24"
2258:The Spokesman-Review
2189:, 21 May 1943, p. 1.
2047:The Spokesman-Review
2001:The Spokesman-Review
1946:The Spokesman-Review
1852:Estes Park, Colorado
1836:flying as Tanker 123
1803:No. 16 Squadron
1783:Mérida-Rejón Airport
1763:atmospheric research
1493:Black Cat (aircraft)
1330:. Brigadier General
1212:RAF Horsham St Faith
967:Gander, Newfoundland
861:Blythe Army Airfield
725:Gander, Newfoundland
695:Gander, Newfoundland
433:on November 9, 1958.
309:Salina Army Airfield
285:Topeka Army Air Base
257:Topeka Army Airfield
139:Philmont Scout Ranch
119:Craig Air Force Base
70:Grand Prairie, Texas
56:, was appended -CF.
3483:1945 Elvetham crash
3478:1945 Broadway crash
3473:1944 Montreal crash
3231:Aviation-safety.net
3081:Aviation-safety.net
2976:Gjefsjøen Fjellgård
2948:Gjefsjøen Fjellgård
2577:PacificWrecks.com.
2526:Accident-report.com
2483:Accident-report.com
2427:Accident-report.com
2403:on 28 December 2012
2327:on 6 September 2014
1989:on 6 February 2009.
1920:Accident-report.com
1844:U.S. Forest Service
1767:Super Typhoon Doris
1506:784th Bomb Squadron
1420:564th Bomb Squadron
1362:Commando (aircraft)
1318:, was lost between
1080:(AAF) B-24H-20-CF,
969:, crashed into the
829:355th Bomb Squadron
781:776th Bomb Squadron
693:, on a flight from
661:701st Bomb Squadron
645:Sioux City air base
584:605th Bomb Squadron
447:330th Bomb Squadron
391:514th Bomb Squadron
329:528th Bomb Squadron
327:, c/n 1221, of the
301:504th Bomb Squadron
277:469th Bomb Squadron
249:469th Bomb Squadron
40:are also included.
2890:Arizona Daily Star
2760:Planecrashinfo.com
2756:"ACCIDENT DETAILS"
2609:Aircraftwrecks.com
2231:The Morning Herald
1735:Corpus Christi Bay
1673:Southport, Florida
1633:Prestwick Airfield
1625:66th Bomb Squadron
1326:while en route to
1278:, crashed west of
1260:Madison, Wisconsin
1206:A U.S. AAF B-24H,
1187:PB4Y-2 Privateer,
1173:Gulf of California
981:. The five-member
637:703d Bomb Squadron
635:, c/n 261, of the
556:Władysław Sikorski
299:, c/n 997, of the
275:, c/n 756, of the
269:White City, Kansas
225:38th Bomb Squadron
96:The first British
74:Ford Motor Company
3583:
3582:
2785:978-1-105-42071-9
2583:pacificwrecks.com
2359:on 24 August 2017
2102:978-0-912799-53-7
2084:978-0-385-15911-1
1848:wing spar failure
1840:Greybull, Wyoming
1797:B-24J Liberator,
1398:under command by
1294:B-24H Liberator,
1218:, and crashed in
1169:NAAS Camp Kearney
1101:15 September 1944
1010:B-24J Liberator,
983:RAF Ferry Command
729:Mont-Joli, Québec
508:Municipal Airport
431:British Petroleum
423:Mediterranean Sea
271:, a B-24D-13-CO,
54:Fort Worth, Texas
3603:
3524:Notable aircraft
3284:
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3014:Childers, Thomas
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2736:on 16 April 2017
2732:. Archived from
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2475:
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1973:
1967:
1966:
1965:on 30 June 2010.
1955:
1949:
1942:
1936:
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1931:
1926:on 4 August 2017
1922:. Archived from
1912:
1906:
1901:
1895:
1884:
1878:
1868:
1746:16 December 1953
1586:, Florida. As a
1510:466th Bomb Group
1334:was aboard, and
1311:26 February 1945
1251:15 December 1944
1227:30 November 1944
1203:24 November 1944
1184:22 November 1944
1094:Warton Aerodrome
988:Polish Air Force
975:Montreal, Quebec
813:Associated Press
785:464th Bomb Group
680:4 September 1943
665:445th Bomb Group
652:4 September 1943
641:445th Bomb Group
628:2 September 1943
588:399th Bomb Group
560:Tadeusz Klimecki
352:17 February 1943
345:Associated Press
333:380th Bomb Group
320:12 February 1943
313:Madill, Oklahoma
305:346th Bomb Group
183:Battle of Midway
136:
58:Douglas Aircraft
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3383:
3350:
3297:
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3225:Ranter, Harro.
3223:
3219:
3209:
3207:
3199:
3198:
3194:
3178:
3174:
3168:Daily Chronicle
3165:
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3075:Ranter, Harro.
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2649:
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2641:, 25 April 1944
2636:
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2597:
2587:
2585:
2575:
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2532:on 5 March 2017
2520:
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2489:on 3 March 2016
2477:
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2463:
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2347:"Archived copy"
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1551:NAS Twin Cities
1547:Lindbergh Field
1514:RAF Attlebridge
1495:
1414:A B-24H-15-DT,
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1291:5 February 1945
1271:30 January 1945
1196:Lindbergh Field
1177:Baja California
1153:24 October 1944
1129:18 October 1944
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956:
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833:302d Bomb Group
824:22 January 1944
807:, c/n 2447, of
800:12 January 1944
740:25 October 1943
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689:, c/n 589 from
615:B42 Liberator,
548:RAF North Front
535:
512:United Airlines
463:RAF Kaldadarnes
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281:333d Bomb Group
253:333d Bomb Group
240:11 October 1942
229:30th Bomb Group
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1448:flak battery
1444:Braunschweig
1436:Wackersleben
1427:
1415:
1411:5 April 1945
1366:
1315:
1304:Adriatic Sea
1295:
1275:
1274:B-24L-1-FO,
1235:
1231:
1207:
1191:
1160:
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1081:
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1047:15 July 1944
1039:15 June 1944
1023:
1012:SN: 44-40332
1011:
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928:Waller Field
923:
903:
899:9 April 1944
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442:
441:B-24D-1-CO,
415:bombing raid
403:Soluch Field
386:
376:4 April 1943
356:
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243:B-24D-1-CO,
220:
186:
162:
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26:Consolidated
23:
15:
3494:In fiction
3210:25 February
2331:4 September
1731:NAS Alameda
1645:Wester Ross
1641:Fairy Lochs
1596:14 May 1945
1588:F6F Hellcat
1567:10 May 1945
1512:, based at
1456:Quedlinburg
1432:KG 200
1256:Truax Field
1114:Bakersfield
1019:8 June 1944
971:Griffintown
908:March Field
809:Biggs Field
699:Gander Lake
605:EMD FTA-FTB
527:4 July 1943
491:20 May 1943
337:Biggs Field
255:, based at
233:March Field
216:1 July 1942
174:7 June 1942
158:4 June 1942
151:Albuquerque
115:Craig Field
93:2 June 1941
3574:Shady Lady
3567:Little Eva
3355:Transports
2614:6 November
2157:2002-33803
1859:References
1811:Coimbatore
1578:, both of
1558:7 May 1945
1526:Regensburg
1504:", of the
1300:Regensburg
1264:Lake Pepin
1138:Birkenhead
1090:Lancashire
1086:Freckleton
1056:Topeka AAF
1007:5 May 1944
865:Quartzsite
438:3 May 1943
177:Maj. Gen.
129:B-24D-CO,
78:Willow Run
44:Production
28:-designed
3553:Hot Stuff
3539:Black Cat
3515:Survivors
3510:Operators
3252:The State
3120:The State
2787:, p. 439.
2639:La Presse
2407:24 August
2363:24 August
1759:NAS Agana
1751:U.S. Navy
1710:U.S. Navy
1637:Shieldaig
1623:, of the
1502:Black Cat
1428:Luftwaffe
1320:Kwajalein
1167:, out of
1157:U.S. Navy
1146:Liverpool
1122:Flagstaff
659:, of the
552:Gibraltar
516:Milwaukee
457:, out of
307:, out of
283:, out of
223:, of the
191:, of the
82:Ypsalanti
80:plant at
50:San Diego
3590:Category
3546:Commando
3388:Trainers
3016:(1995).
2740:16 April
2661:13 April
2373:cite web
2076:81-43265
2020:, p. 46.
1930:10 March
1693:Honolulu
1665:42-94956
1649:Scotland
1621:42-95095
1518:Salzburg
1498:42-95592
1416:41-28779
1371:Commando
1316:41-24174
1296:42-52503
1276:44-49180
1236:42-73357
1232:42-73344
1208:42-95133
1142:New York
1134:42-50347
1106:42-50890
1082:42-50291
1060:Ashville
1052:42-50871
1024:41-24006
1000:41-28413
932:Trinidad
924:42-95064
904:42-41128
877:41-28525
875:RB-24E,
857:41-28544
841:41-29075
805:42-72887
777:42-73365
757:Milligan
657:41-29071
484:war bond
443:41-23728
387:41-24301
357:42-40355
325:42-40144
297:41-24202
273:41-23961
245:41-23647
143:Cimarron
117:, later
3532:40-2367
3302:Bombers
2981:7 April
2953:7 April
2913:25 July
2861:3 April
2807:15 June
2588:29 July
2536:5 March
2493:5 March
2437:5 March
2104:, p. 5.
1809:, near
1440:Bavaria
1418:of the
1216:Norwich
1165:VPB-106
845:42-7420
817:El Paso
765:42-7673
761:42-7657
751:, from
673:Moville
633:42-7237
617:42-7468
596:U.S. 40
580:42-7159
496:42-7053
478:(later
467:Iceland
341:Roswell
131:41-1133
3436:Topics
3420:Drones
3341:PB4Y-2
3336:PB4Y-1
3296:family
3236:29 May
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1584:Munson
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1379:Ottawa
1375:Azores
1328:Hawaii
1244:Tucson
1028:Jorhat
963:EW-148
940:Macapa
568:Stalin
419:Naples
407:Soluch
3395:AT-22
3367:C-109
3329:XB-41
3314:LB-30
2357:(PDF)
2350:(PDF)
1987:(PDF)
1980:(PDF)
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1755:59716
1721:1950s
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1562:Iowa.
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1258:near
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1161:59394
1032:India
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411:Libya
221:AL527
188:AL589
163:AL601
102:AL503
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3498:B-24
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3362:C-87
3324:B-32
3309:B-24
3238:2022
3212:2015
3106:2018
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