ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100043
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-23728 |
| MSN: | Co 523/569 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kaldadarnes -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | England |
Crashed into mountain in poor visibility (40ft) on the way back to USA. Rear gunner Staff/Sgt George A. Eisel was the only survivor. Chaplains Miller and Humphrey were also killed.
Wreck Of Consolidated B-24 (Ac #123728) In Iceland, Killing Fourteen Members. Among Those Killed Were, Lt. General Frank M. Andrews And Bishop Adna Wright Leonard. Only One Member Of Crew Survived. 2Nd Service Group, 4 May 1943.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
The Calgary Herald 6 May 1943, p8/7 May 1943, p13
https://stridsminjar.is/en/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1943/103-b-24-liberator-kast-fagradalsfjall-may-3-1943?highlight=WyJhbmRyZXdzIl0=
Images:
Photo: USAAF
May 1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2012 03:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2012 12:31 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
| 07-Apr-2014 04:16 | C Mac Kay | Updated [Date, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 07-Apr-2014 04:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2018 08:42 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2018 09:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 11:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
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