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Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-65-CO Liberator near Honghe: 11 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-100040
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
3189
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a reconnaissance mission over the Hainan Island when it crashed in a mountainous region located some 50 miles south of Honghe. All eleven crew members were killed.