ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281660
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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1944 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-40523 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Cresenta, CA, 8 mi NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Muroc Army Airfield, California |
| Muroc Army Airfield, California |
Crashed onto a mountainside during a snowstorm, eight miles northeast of La Cresenta, in
Los Angeles County, California.
The aircrew were returning to Muroc airfield (modern-day Edwards Air Force Base) from a high altitude navigational training flight over the Pacific Ocean that had taken them to Rocas Alijos off Baja California. They were assigned to fly at 15,000 feet elevation when their airplane disintegrated in poor weather and crashed onto the side of Mt. Gleason.
The airmen killed were:
2nd Lt. Barrett D. Corneille, O-718560, IL, Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert H. Asplund, O-778692, CA Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Alan P. Dondero, T-005523, MA, Bombardier
Flt. Off. Donald M. Pipkin, T-129734, CA, Navigator
Cpl. Peter P. Bobovich, 35742718, WV, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Eugene L. Ferrin, 35223921, OH, Flight Engineer
Cpl. Elliot R. French, 39860766, AZ, Radio Operator
Cpl. Robert E. Jacoby, 35295149, OH, Gunner
Cpl. Jerry K. Stillinger, 17148827, NE, Gunner
Cpl. Reuben F. Welk, 37578871, ND, Gunner
Sources:
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131594949/alan-p-dondero#source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2022 06:11 | Gumby778 | Added |
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