ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100324
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1944 |
| Time: | 00:17 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | BZ935 |
| MSN: | 261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Gaff Topsail, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Harmon Field, Stephenville, NL |
| Reykjavík Airport, Iceland |
RAF Ferry Command Liberator BZ935 left Harmon Field, located near Stephenville, NL, on 1 Mar 1944, destined for Reykjavik, Iceland. The five man crew consisted entirely of USAAF personnel from the 2nd Ferrying Group, on loan to the RAFFC. The B-24 was reported missing when it did not report to the enroute control center at RCAF Gander, NL. A six day search by RCAF and USAAF aircraft failed to find the missing Liberator and the crew were listed as MIA. In June 1947, the missing aircraft was discovered by a local lumberman near Gaff Topsail, NL.
Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the accident, but it is known that the aircraft crashed into the ground in a near vertical dive, disintegrating and instantly killing the five crew.
Note: There are several dates reported for this accident, including: 29-Feb-1944, 01-Mar-1944, 04-Mar-1944 and 06-Mar-1944. The aircraft is recorded as taking off from Harmon Field at 0017 Hrs NT, 01-Mar-1944. Scroll down in the “planecrashgirl” website to "Older Entries", Gaff Topsails Mystery for a very detailed review of this crash.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/tag/raf/
http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=427
Ocean Bridge: The History of RAF Ferry Command: Carl Christie: (Pg 332 & 377)
Joe Baugher: USAAF 42-64012; RAF BZ935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2016 08:46 | yukonjack | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2018 10:10 | yukonjack | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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