ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100130
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1943 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-24036 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles west of Alamogordo AAF, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alamogordo AAF |
| return to same |
Pilot switched on the automatic flight control at a low altitude, the automatic flight control threw the plane into a dive, and before he could recover he struck the ground, crashed and burned. (358th Bomb Squadron, 330rd Bomb Group).
Killed in service were:
2LT William F. Schulte, O-666833, CO, Pilot
2LT Elmer J. Molique Jr, 35171019*, OH, Co-Pilot
2LT Billie D. Stults, O-736404, AR, Add'l Co-Pilot
2LT Raymond W. Wherling, O-795324, PA, Navigator
SGT Warren S. Leeper , 37307121, SD, Gunner
SGT Robert C. McCormick, 19078264, CA, Gunner
SGT Paul D. Miller, 16095571, WI, Asst. Engineer
PVT Floyd J. Pekrul, 37014756, OK, Flight Engineer
SGT Willie F. Rose, 35442577, KY, Asst. Radio Operator
SGT Austin P. Young, 33347234, PA, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132459676/william-f-schulte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2015 19:09 | ScottE609 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2015 21:53 | Jixon | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2021 20:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2022 06:13 | Gumby778 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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