ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100478
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 Mi E Wendover Field, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wendover Field, Utah |
| Wendover Field, Utah |
Crashed. The aircrew were practicing nighttime touch-and-go landings and takeoffs when the accident occurred at 03:20 hours. The B-24 crashed while maneuvering for their sixth landing attempt. Investigators believed the pilots lost sight of the horizon while making a 60° banking left turn for final, and flew into terrain. All aboard were instantly killed. (607th Bomb Squadron, 399th Bomb Group).
The crew members killed were:
2LT Harold T. Payne, O-741931, CA, Pilot
2LT LeRoy Q. Davidson, O-752394, NJ, Co-Pilot
2LT Manley T. Mitchell, O-738002, IL, Instructor Pilot
SSGT Joseph P. Stewart, 11096906, RI, Engineer Instructor
SGT Robert L. Blume, 19039011, CA, Student Engineer
SGT Robert Cohen, 12190197, NY, Student Engineer
SGT Robert V. Dayton, 12134082, NJ, Student Engineer
SGT Norman A. Foster, 20112879, MA, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
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/104836487/robert-louis-blume#source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2022 06:12 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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