ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100153
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40199 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langley View, Hampton City, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley Field, VA |
| return to same |
Crashed during nighttime takeoff practice. The co-pilot apparently inadvertently shut off the turbo superchargers at the same time the throttles crept back, shortly after takeoff, and the airplane swerved and came down in an adjacent neighborhood and shattered. The flight engineer survived, but with injuries.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Paul A. Kirk, O-024183, TX, Pilot
Maj. Paul M. Person, O-025242, MO, Co-Pilot/B-24 Instructor
1st Lt. Milton R. Montgomery, O-354530, AL, Co-Pilot
Sgt. Edward W. May, 33072954, PA, passenger
Cpl. Joseph M. Keyes, 39022429, CA, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp n
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52444115/paul-allard-kirk
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2021 09:32 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2022 19:26 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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