ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100155
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1943 |
| Time: | 04:10 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 Mi NE Clovis AAB, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico |
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Crashed. B-24D Liberator #42-40147, with the 357th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, from Clovis Army Air Base, New Mexico. Returning to the airfield following a nighttime navigational training flight, the pilot missed his first attempt to enter the landing pattern. As he was making an S-turn to get back into the lading pattern, the instructor pilot, who was in the co-pilot's seat, called out the airspeed, but failed to notice the drop in elevation and the bomber collided with terrain and broke up, five miles northeast of the airfield. Five crewmembers were killed, and six survived, but with injuries.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Jack R. Moss, O-734118, KS, Pilot
2nd Lt. Merle K. Clark, O-733532, ME, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Stephen T. Mezei, O-796567, NY, Navigator
Sgt. Bruce H. Davis Jr., 13083945, PA, Asst. Radio Operator
Sgt. Maxwell Wolfe, 37448161, NE, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103836496/bruce-hoover-davis
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2022 06:44 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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