ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236442
Last updated: 27 May 2020
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| Date: | 01-JAN-1945 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95559 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Natrona County, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Casper Army Air Base |
| Casper Army Air Base |
Murchison crew was returning to Casper Army Air Base after a round-robin navigation exercise to Nebraska. In bad weather, the airplane was in a shallow descent at cruise power and in a level attitude when it crash-landed on a flat plateau and slid for 0.3 miles in deep snow. The aircraft slid over a small rise, then down a steep 50 ft bank into a creek bed, where it was totally destroyed. The location is in a very remote area and on private land. Rumors of a B-24 wreck in this region have been a mystery to locals and researchers for 75 years. Researchers from the Wyoming Veteran's Memorial Museum and Colorado Aviation Archeology discovered the elusive site on May 22, 2020.
Sources:
Army Air Force accident report, and Mireles U.S. Military Fatal accidents 1941-45.
Images:
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Natrona County, Wyoming, May 21, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2020 06:39 | 42-95559 | Added |
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