ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100484
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1943 |
| Time: | c. 830 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7458 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Denver, CO LOWRY AIRFORCE BASE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | training lowry AFB |
| training lowry afb |
Crashed. PILOT WAS FLYING A PLANE THAT EXPERIANCIG ENGINE FAILURE[AT LEAST ONE ENGINGE OUT] AND LOSING ALITITUDE RAPIDLY....THE ONLY AVAILABLE OPEN SPACE Was right below him ...vacent lots between rows of houses...he had no other choice..but to nose it straight down... he saved many civilians on the ground by brining down the aircraft here he did.......i was 7 years old at that time I LIVED ON GILPIN ST SIX BLOCKS EAST OF CRASH SITE.......
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp INFORMATIONCAME FROM MY MEMORIES OF LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2014 05:03 | BRUCE | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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