ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80901
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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | VMD-154 USMC |
| Registration: | 31958 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Luganville Airfield, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bomber 1 Field, Espiritu Santo |
In the morning of 7 February 1943 the PB4Y-1 Buno 31958 of Marine Photographic Squadron 154 took off from Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides, on a reconnaissance mission to New Georgia at 0416 hrs but crashed about thirty seconds after take-off. The plane was seen to start a turn to the left and then it lost altitude rapidly and crashed into the sea in 94 fathoms of water about 600 yards off shore from Bomber Strip #1. All crew were killed.
Crew (all killed):
1st Lt H. M. Roberts USMCR (pilot)
Capt. Benjamin C. Y. Fuller A-V(C) USMCR
Lt Harold W. Ervin USAAF
S/Sgt Ernest L. Bakey USMCR
Cpl Richard P. Chanard USMC
Sgt Herbert E. Knecht USMC
Cpl Henry B. Nielson USMC
Cpl Alvin A. Nowrk USMC
Pfc Lester C. Simkins USMC
Pfc James K. Davis USMC
Pfc Robert S. Edwards USMCR
Pfc Johnny F. Tarzi USMC
Sources:
http://www.vpnavy.org/vmd154_mishap.html
Marine Photographic Squadron 154 War Diary, February 1943 (http://www.fold3.com/image/268749397/)
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/vanuatu/bomber1/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palikulo_Bay_Airfield
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2016 11:27 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2020 12:40 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 01:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2023 09:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
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