ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100041
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| Date: | Monday 18 January 1943 |
| Time: | 03:27 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-11887 |
| MSN: | 383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bennett Peak, Galiuro Mountains, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan Field, AZ |
| return to same |
Crashed during a nighttime training flight. Flew into mountain, killing all eleven airmen aboard, 18 January, 1943. Wreck site located by Civil Air Patrol (CAP) on 7 March, 1943, and reached by recovery teams on 10 March.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. John L. Wasson, O-733462, CA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Charles A. Beaucond, O-024985, OK, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Joseph Ferio, O2043725, IN, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Neal, O-734820, OH, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Ernest M. Breier, 19053068, CA, Gunner
Sgt. Henry P. Pelletier, 31173735, RI, Gunner
Sgt. Alman L. Porter, 18166390, CA, Asst. Radio Operator
Sgt. Stephen A. Safko, 13084230, PA, Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert E. Story, unknown, MT, Asst. Engineer
Pvt. Murty J. Huckaby, 16051023, IL, Radio Operator
Pvt. Henry C. Peterson, unknown, MN, Flight Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
http://www.gendisasters.com/arizona/13859/galiuro-mountains-az-bomber-crash-jan-1943
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2012 01:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2013 02:47 | cacobatovi@hotmail.c | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 18:05 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2021 19:50 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2022 07:59 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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