Accident Consolidated B-24D Liberator 41-11687,
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Date:Wednesday 3 February 1943
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24D Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-11687
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Buckhorn Mt Giles Co, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Smyrna, Tennessee
Destination airport:Montreal, Quebec
Narrative:
Crashed into the western face of Buckhorn Mountain, Giles County, Virginia, during a heavy snowfall while on a ferrying flight. Wreck site spotted by a civilian pilot on April 22, 1943.

Killed were:

1st Lt. James D. Houston, O-369266, TX, Pilot
2nd Lt. Joe J. Hays, O-666527, TX, Co-Pilot
PFC Frank Rohozka,16125605, IL, Flight Engineer

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/220332838/joe-james-hays

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jul-2022 05:21 Gumby778 Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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