Accident Consolidated B-24 Liberator 41-23825,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175803
 
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Date:Friday 18 December 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-23825
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Straloch, Hinchinbrook Island, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Amberley
Destination airport:Iron Range
Narrative:
The plane crashed in a violent storm. All twelve occupants died in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/qld124.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2015 13:06 gerard57 Added
09-Jun-2022 23:40 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
09-Jun-2022 23:54 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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