ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100133
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| Date: | Sunday 17 January 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-11844 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi N of Alamogordo AAF, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alamogordo AAF, NM |
Crashed on a routine training flight. The subject airplane was flying in the No 4 position of a four-plane formation when the lead airplane entered a cloud. The pilot, possibly fearing a collision in the clouds, attempted to reduce his speed by alternately throttling back the motors. This action, however, caused a stall and spin and the bomber began to plummet. Excessive G-forces caused a wing tip, rudder and elevator to fail, and control was completely lost and the aircraft crashed, near the community of Tularosa, New Mexico. Only one crewmember, the radio operator, successfully parachuted and survived. The remaining eleven men aboard were killed:
2LT James W. McClure , O-663929, IL, Pilot
2LT James B. Milligan, O-736292, TN, Co-Pilot
2LT Daniel W. Phillips, O-667426, CO, Navigator
2LT Donald A. Irwin, O-732929, CA, Bombardier
SSGT William B. Dyson, 19077347, CA, Flight Engineer
SGT Robert T. Cole, PA, Asst. Radio Operator
TEC5 William J. Lewis, Passenger
SGT Melvin A. Plumberg, 17076229, MO, Gunner
SGT Chester C. Shoemaker, 15103849, OH, Asst. Engineer
TEC5 Steve Voytko, 35417864, OH, Passenger
SGT. Leroy H. Wilkins, 31124706, CT, Pa
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/429392601/
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2021 11:07 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2022 17:08 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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