ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74549
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| Date: | 24-MAR-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE (Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment) |
| Registration: | AL546 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lytchett Minster, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down (EGDM) |
The Liberator was being flown on a series of climb tests when the starboard outer engine over-speeded and caught fire.
Wing Commander J.M. MGuire AFC and Bar, OC of the Performance Testing Squadron of the A&AEE, ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft which they did successfully.
However the Liberator broke up before Wg Cdr McGuire could escape and he was killed.
Sources:
A&AEE ORB
London Gazette 8 June 1939 (AFC) and 11 June 1942 (Bar).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2010 18:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-May-2010 23:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 15:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 01:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 13:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 13:48 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 09-Aug-2020 07:48 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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