ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100508
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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-28463 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kings Canyon NP, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hammer Field/Fresno, CA |
Disappeared on training flight. Wreckage discovered, by a ranger, half submerged, in a mountain lake (LeConte Lake) at 11,000ft level of the Kings Canyon National Park, 27 July 1960. Pilot Lt Charles W. Turvey. A second B-34 (41-28463) crashed in the Huntington Lake during search for the missing B-34, 6 DEC 1943 (six killed, two survived).
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Youngstown Vindicator 29 July 1960, p15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2021 21:07 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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