ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100152
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | 08:58 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40242 |
| MSN: | 1319 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lytle Creek 8 Mi NW San Bernardino, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | March Field, CA |
| return to same |
Broke up in flight and crashed. Suffered a catastrophic structural failure and crashed at a steep angle into the side of a mountain. The airplane had taken off from March Field on a training flight. Investigators speculated the pilots may have put the aircraft through maneuvers that exceeded the structural limitations of the airframe, and the tail section separated and then the port wing failed between the No. 1 and No. 2 engines.
All five airmen aboard were killed:
Capt. Marvin J. Frum, O4427491, NE, Pilot
2nd Lt. Marshall E. Oberg, O-724468, WI, Co-Pilot
T/Sgt. Merle F. Draper, 17019438, KS, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Fred Bedford, 6480777, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Russell P. Boyd, 16094552, WI, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=493540
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/396408/russell-p-boyd
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2021 15:53 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 15:55 | Cobar | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Aug-2022 15:52 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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