ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100164
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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40146 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sangre de Cristo mountains,45 Mi W Trinidad, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAB, Clovis, NM |
| AAB, Pueblo, CO |
During a navigational training flight, crashed into a mountainside while flying in instrument conditions, approximately 45 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. The instrument panel may have failed.
All eight airmen aboard were killed:
1st Lt. George W. Wiggins, O-665364, TX, Pilot
2nd Lt. William R. Bowerman, O-735033, CA, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. John T. Crowley, O-795209, IA, Navigator
2nd Lt. Hoyt A. Phelps, O-732969, MI, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Walter S. Ciesielski, 35258541, IN, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Franklin O. Bynum, 18076669, TX, Assistant Engineer
Sgt. Walter G. Dymond, 14064530, Radio Operator
Sgt. Edward P. Foley, 12145579, Asst. Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/27263051/
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/81981018/edward-p-foley#source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2021 11:37 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 14-Aug-2022 06:05 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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