ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101438
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 April 1945 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-95611 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 68M SE Charleston, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Charleston Army Airfield |
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Crashed. B-24J Liberator #42-95611, with the 113th Base Unit, Charleston Army Airfield, South Carolina, went missing over the Atlantic Ocean during a routine training mission. Sometime after 11:15 EWT and 68 miles southeast of Charleston, the last known time and position, the aircraft was presumed to have crashed into the ocean. When the bomber failed to return to base, a search was conducted, but no trace of the ship or the crew were ever found.
Missing and presumed lost at sea were (11) crewmembers:
1st Lt. Edward L. Madell, O-813539, IL, Instructor Pilot
Flt. Off. Charles S. Pitt, T-132452, LA, Pilot
Flt. Off. Eugene S. Moore, T-065629, KY, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Allan I. Klarfaen, O2081491, MA, Navigator
Flt. Off. Richard A. Goff, T-134204, OH, Bombardier
Sgt. Hector A. Glotfelter, 33836742, PA, Radio Operator
Sgt. Jack J. Jones, 35049709, NY, Gunner
Sgt. James H. Ressler, 38542743, TX, Flight Engineer
Cpl. Harold R. Luke, 42026881, NY, Gunner
Cpl. Clifford L. Meeks, 36242860, WI, Gunner
Cpl. Anthony F. Souza, 31356617, MA, Gunner
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..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144899965/eugene-s-moore
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 17:33 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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