ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100550
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1944 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated RB-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7350 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dos Cabezos, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Tucson, Arizona |
| Alamogordo AAF, New Mexico |
Crashed. During a high-altitude formation training flight, the № 1 engine developed troubles and the pilots attempted several procedures to remedy the problems, but the bomber began to lose altitude and fall behind the other aircraft of the formation. They opted to make an emergency forced landing on the Arrowhead Ranch, near Los Cabevaz, about 20 miles southeast of Willcox, Arizona. It set down at 120 miles-per-hour, and ran long until colliding with a gully, and the right landing gear sheared off and the aircraft burst into flames, killing four of the nine-man crew.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Gerard F. Hayden, O-692875, NJ, Pilot
Flt. Off. George C. Stoffel, T-124959, IL, Navigator
2nd Lt. Martin G. Wegehaupt, O4699083, WI, Bombardier
Sgt. Roger P. McCord, 20816405, TX, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126866181/martin-g-wegehaupt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2022 07:23 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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