ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100954
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1945 |
| Time: | 08:29 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-95460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Venosa -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed.
At 0809 hours on 8 January 1945, 25 B-24 type A/C of 28 scheduled took off to bomb a primary target in Austria. The group assembled over the home base at 3,300' at 0823 hours. A/C # 95460 crashed on the field during the assembly. 6 crew members parachuted safely; the remaining 4 crew members were killed in the crash. Survivors were Pilot 1st Lt Charles B. Shackleford, Jr.; Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt William M. Dickerson; Navigator 2nd Lt Burton E. Gibson; Bombadier 2nd Lt Thomas A. Braud; Engineer TSgt Harley G. Grill; and Gunner Lester J. Povlich. Killed were Radio Operator TSgt Thomas F. Ryan; Gunner SSgt Charles R. Frame; Gunner SSgt Eugene Lester; and Gunner Chauncey G. Lyons.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Aircraft Accident report, 8 January 1945, Hq 485 Bomb Goup, APO 520 US Army.
Narrative Mission Report, 9 January 1945, Hq 485 Bomb Gp, APO 520, US Army
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2013 04:42 | ChiefHume | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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