ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100139
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1943 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-11587 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 Mi W Donellsville, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Disintegrated at high altitude and crashed. Investigators speculated the pilots may have inadvertently put the aircraft in a dive while flying in instrument conditions, excessively stressing the airframe and causing the failure of the port wing and control surfaces. The outer 12 feet of the port wing was found several miles from the main crash site and portions of the tail section also separated. Excessive forces may have prevented the pilots from bailing out.
Killed were Captain Harris F. Collier, O-406235, TN, Pilot and 2nd Lt. John B. Westmoreland, O-665746, TX, Co-Pilot
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2022 16:48 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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