ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101047
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| Date: | Friday 7 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-99991 |
| MSN: | 3140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moelfre, Penmaenmawr -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley (EGOV) |
| RAF Watton |
Crashed into mountains in cloud whilst on a ferry flight from Valley, Wales to Watton (USAAF Stn 376), England - the last leg of their positioning flight from the US.
5 of the 11 crew were killed, along with the crew mascot - a Fox Terrier named "Booster"
Aircraft was named "Batchelor's Baby"
Killed in the crash:
2Lt A.W Davis
S/Sgt S.L Offutt
Sgt W.G Nichols
Sgt W.M Lorenz
Sgt V.Cennemo
The surviving crew members:
2Lt A.J Schultz
2Lt J.S Ertz
2Lt N.P Boyer
S/Sgt J.E Tymczak
Sgt J.Nieglos
Sgt H.Alexander
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/consolidated-b-24j-42-99991-moelfre/
No Landing Place - Eddie Doylerush
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 17:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2017 17:22 | ORD | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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