Accident Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express 42-51740,
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-51740
MSN: 3271
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Hsinching Airfield (A-1) (ZUXJ)
Narrative:
Crash-landing at Hsinching Airfield. Pilot Athel E. FULKS survived.

Sources:

http://dtsearch.chelseadistrictlibrary.org/dtsearch/Chelsea%20Library/multi_by_year/1987/1987-07-29-ChelseaStandard.pdf
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=48521

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2024 09:10 RDV Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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