ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273734
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| Date: | Sunday 22 October 1944 |
| Time: | 15:04 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-64163 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Tucson, Arizona |
| Unknown |
Crashed on takeoff. One of the pilots inadvertently raised the landing gear prematurely, causing the propellers to strike the runway and disintegrate and be thrown into the motor adjacent and causing a stall. The airplane became airborne momentarily but then veered and crashed into a junkyard nearby, 300 yards beyond the departure end of Runway 12. It burst into flames upon impact. A passing motorist accelerated his car to avoid being struck, then raced to the scene of the crash and was able to pull two badly injured crewmembers to safety. The nine remaining airmen aboard were fatally injured.
2nd Lt. Ernest S. Conley, Pilot
2nd Lt. John P. Hackman, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Stanley Danziger, Navigator
2nd Lt. Albert C. Jolley, Bombardier
Cpl. Alfred E. Leannais, Gunner
Cpl. Robert L. Tweet, Radio Operator
PFC Carl F. Skyten, Gunner
PFC Alexander W. Stewart, Gunner
PFC Howard A. Waeltz, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
FindaGrave.com
USAAFdata.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2022 07:31 | Gumby778 | Added |
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