Accident Consolidated B-24L Liberator 44-41641,
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Date:Monday 21 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24L Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-41641
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Cristobal Island -   Ecuador
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Impacted the sea during an exercise with two other Liberators.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.galapagos.to/TEXTS/BEEBE.HTM
https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=117413

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2021 17:16 Anon. Updated [Registration]
04-Apr-2021 17:21 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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