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| Date: | Wednesday 3 February 1943 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-11687 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buckhorn Mt Giles Co, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Smyrna, Tennessee |
| Montreal, Quebec |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2022 05:21 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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