ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100110
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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1942 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-23821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Kelvin, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan Field, AZ |
Crashed following structural failure in severe turbulence. Based with the 60th Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona. While flying above 9,000 feet (asl), suffered a catastrophic structural failure of the horizonal stabilizer in severe turbulence and crashed, near Kelvin, about 25 miles east of Florence, Arizona.
All (7) airmen aboard were killed:
1st Lt. Robert S. Adams, Jr., O-417920, MN, Pilot
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Eidson, O-663878, TX, Co-Pilot
Sgt. James H. Akins, 6977667, NY, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Armand H. Peltier, 31120891, RI, Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis D. Santmyer, 32285311, NY, Radio Operator
Pvt. Milton L. Keinholz, 37285316, MN, Gunner
Pvt. Edward Zientarski, 36505758, MI, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.aircraftarchaeology.com/b24kelvin.html
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2021 12:00 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 15:44 | Gumby778 | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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