Accident Consolidated B-24D Liberator , Tuesday 13 April 1943
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Date:Tuesday 13 April 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24D Liberator
Owner/operator:USAAF 371st BS 307th BG
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:approach Wheeler Field -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wheeler Field , Wahiawa, Territory
Destination airport:
Narrative:
US Army Air Forces 371st Bombardment Squadron 307th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberator on a routine training mission making a final approach for landing at Wheeler Field, Wahiawa, Territory of Hawaii on 13 April 1943 when the aircraft clipped something and caused it to crash.

Sources:

https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2coleman/hotww2hrbiocoleman.html#REJ

Revision history:

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06-Aug-2024 19:21 drayjones Added

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