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Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1958 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn IAF |
Registration: | HE842 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nelliampathy hills, south of Palakkad, Kerala state -
India
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Sulur, Madras State |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Consolidated B-24 Liberator HE842, 16 Squadron, Indian Air Force: Written off (destroyed) when crash 5 February 1958
The aircraft was on a routine mission. The designated pilot was not feeling well, and was replaced by Flt. Lt. D. Kochar at the last moment. Evidently the flight encountered heavy fog near a mountainous region, and the pilot attempted to gain altitude in poor visibility conditions, but crashed into a mountain-side at in the region of Palakkad, Kerala. 10 Indian air and naval personnel on board were killed.
Sources:
1. El Siglo de Torreón 7 February 1958, p 8
2. The Straits Times 7 February 1958, p 3
3. Associated Press, "Indian Plane Crashes", The State, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday 7 February 1958, Number 24,279, page 5-C.
4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator 5.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-consolidated-b-24-liberator-near-palakkad-10-killed 6.
https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1958&qt=YR 7.https://maddy06.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-story-of-he-842-b24-liberator.html
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