ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express 44-39213 Zürich-Dübendorf Airport
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Date:Saturday 18 August 1945
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-39213
MSN: 15
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:0,55 km (0.3 mls) NW of Zürich-Dübendorf Airport (   Switzerland)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Zürich-Dübendorf Airport, Switzerland
Narrative:
On landing at Zürich-Dübendorf Airport the right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire as a result of the propeller tips hitting the runway. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to take off again but insufficient altitude was gained and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs in woods 550 meters NW of hanger No. 2.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Report of burial of Capt. Thomas Elwyn Smith (co-pilot) from the Office of the Military Air Attache to Chief, Military Intelligence Service. War Department, Washington D. C.


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