ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145662
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator C Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 232 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EW624 |
| MSN: | 53 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Katunayake, Negombo -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
| RAF Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
Consolidated C-87 Liberator C.Mk.VII EW624, 232 Squadron, RAF: Written off when crashed 12 December 1945 at Katunayake, 2 miles North West of Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
The RAF Consolidated Liberator was on a trial flight from RAF Station Negombo but crashed soon after take off. Lost height while practising feathering: hit trees 2 miles North West of Negombo. Tail hit trees and aircraft cartwheeled into the ground. The aircraft crashed at night into a coconut plantation. 7 of the 15 crew on board died in the crash
EW624 was a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express (c/no 53) ex-USAAF 44-39251
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.22. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. http://www.rafb24.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3504:EW624&catid=20&Itemid=394
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37I-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188,6006118&dq=raf+liberator+crash&hl=en
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2012 00:00 | ryan | Added |
| 26-Oct-2019 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2019 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:00 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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