Date:	Wednesday 5 February 1958
Time:	day
Type:	Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Owner/operator:	16 Sqn IAF
Registration:	HE842
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Nelliampathy hills, south of Palakkad, Kerala state -   India
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Sulur, Madras State
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator HE842, 16 Squadron, Indian Air Force: Written off (destroyed) when crash 5 February 1958

The aircraft was on a routine mission. The designated pilot was not feeling well, and was replaced by Flt. Lt. D. Kochar at the last moment. Evidently the flight encountered heavy fog near a mountainous region, and the pilot attempted to gain altitude in poor visibility conditions, but crashed into a mountain-side at in the region of Palakkad, Kerala. 10 Indian air and naval personnel on board were killed.

1. El Siglo de Torreón 7 February 1958, p 8
2. The Straits Times 7 February 1958, p 3
3. Associated Press, "Indian Plane Crashes", The State, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday 7 February 1958, Number 24,279, page 5-C.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-consolidated-b-24-liberator-near-palakkad-10-killed
6. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1958&qt=YR
7.https://maddy06.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-story-of-he-842-b24-liberator.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
24-Feb-2009 10:42	ABN397	Updated
10-Aug-2014 17:47	ranvohra	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
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