ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100266
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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-72867 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi N of Alamagordo AAB, NM (NM COD lists 7 mi NW of AAB) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed.
Reynolds (NMI) Calvert, 2nd Lt, S/N 0-806211, DOB 09 Mar 1916, NM COD #4571
Second Lieutenant Calvert served with the
400th Bomb Group, 608th Bomb Squadron at
Alamogordo Army Air Base.
Lt. Calvert was killed while piloting B-24D
Liberator #42-72867, apparently staying at
the controls until his crew could bail out
of the crippled bomber. He crashed ten miles
north of the Alamogordo airfield, New Mexico.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=116377688
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2014 07:48 | stubucks | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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