ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100455
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| Date: | Thursday 12 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7122 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 Mi N Indio, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Blythe Army Airfield |
| Muroc |
Crashed following structural failure.
The crewmen were; 2nd Lt's Harold Schonberg, pilot; Gene Healy, co-pilot; Arnold Johnston, navigator; Harry Louis, bombardier; Sergeant's Ernest Simard, flight engineer; Arnold Wilensky, radio operator; Melvin Steeley, flight engineer, Ross Hill, radio operator; Paul Trusley, gunner; John Sweeney, gunner.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://web.archive.org/web/20121129055502/http://www.aircraftarchaeology.com:80/B-24E%20crash%20Indio.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2012 11:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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