ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101103
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| Date: | Friday 14 April 1944 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-99962 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 Mi ENE Casper AAF, Casper, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Casper Army Airfield, Wyoming |
| return to same |
Crashed. B-24J Liberator #42-99962, with the 211th Base Unit, experienced a turbo supercharger failure on the № 3 engine at 20,000 feet while flying a nighttime training mission. Dropping to 10,000 feet, the same occurred to the № 4 engine. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out. But the pilot and co-pilot stayed at the controls, but failed to exit the aircraft before it crashed.
Killed were:
Flight Officer Charles E. Welcker, T-190933, OH, Pilot
Flight Officer Charles Monsulick, T-002453, PA, Co-Pilot
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/128391101/charles-edward-welcker
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2022 07:46 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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