ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101503
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | 21:16 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-65-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-100050 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 36 MI SSE Burley, ID Mt Harrison -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill Field, Ogden, UT |
| Gowen Field, Boise, ID |
Crashed. B-24J Liberator #42-100050, with the 213th Base Unit, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Flew into fog-shrouded 9,265-foot Mt. Harrison, 35 miles southeast of Burley, Idaho.
The crash killed all nine airmen aboard:
2nd Lt. Clinton R. Madeley, O-818716, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. James T. Sanders, O-836926, AL, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Frank J. Pryor Jr, T-137773, GA, Navigator
Flt. Off. Stuart R. McMaster, T-008320, NY, Bombardier
Sgt. Donald J. McClure, 35665379, KY, Flight Engineer
Cpl. William G. Doyle, 36869957, MI, Radio Operator
Cpl. George M. Ellett, 12173482, NT, Tail Gunner
Cpl. William J. Little, 33938830, PA, Gunner
Cpl. Charles H. Tucker, 37500244, KS, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117047207/frank-jones-pryor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2013 12:01 | f4dwso | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2022 07:21 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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