ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101965
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| Date: | Friday 29 June 1945 |
| Time: | 07:05 |
| Type: |  Consolidated TB-24L Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-50103 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 Miles SE Chandler, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona |
| return to same |
Crashed. Power was lost in the № 2 engine minutes after departure. The motor/propeller was feathered, and the aircraft crashed into the ground, left wing low, while making a left banking turn to return to the airfield, six miles southeast of Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona. All six airmen aboard were killed when the airplane plummeted into the ground, flipped over and broke apart.
The aircrew killed were:
1st. Lt. Victor S. Bruce, O-686888, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. Hesler W. Ellis, O2095264, NY, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Quentin P. Redden, O2079100, MO, Navigator
Flt. Off. Frederick D. Gregor, T-143723, PA, Student Navigator
Flt. Off. Earnest L. Sager, T-143763, IL, Student Navigator
T/Sgt. Richard W. Hoyt, 39040075, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Sgt Arthur W. Hendrix, unknown, AR, Flight Engineer
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/237783271/richard-w-hoyt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2022 07:59 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Mar-2022 18:15 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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