Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Wendover AFB

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11695
Flight Type:
MSN:
191
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Wendover AFB. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Wright-Patterson AFB

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11780
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
276
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Wright-Patterson AFB. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Carnlough: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
LV340
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
MSN:
62
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight over Northern Ireland. En route, while cruising in low altitude, the captain encountered poor visibility while flying west of Carnlough. The bomber hit the slope of Mt Limnalary and disintegrated on impact. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (120th Squadron):
F/O M. F. Dear,
Sgt A. B. Meyer,
P/O A. B. Gomperts,
Sgt C. Humphrey,
Sgt R. Ainslie,
Sgt T. W. Taylor,
Sgt I. V. McQuay,
G/C H. K. Goode.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in San Diego

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11739
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
235
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed at San Diego Airport in unclear circumstances. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO near Hastings: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1942 at 2224 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-11898
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
394
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training mission when he encountered some engine problems according to eyewitnesses. The four engine bomber went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located some 10 km south of Hastings. All nine crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator IIIA off Donegal: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1942 at 1515 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LV341
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
MSN:
37
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Ballykelly at 0533LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. After the German U-boat U-256 was attacked and sank to a depth of 110 metres, the crew was requested to take part to a SAR operation for a troopship reported to have been torpedoed. At 1220LT, the crew informed ground that he was returning to his base with an ETA at 1627LT. At 1515LT, all four engine lost power, the aircraft lost height and was ditched off the Irish coast. While the aircraft sank and was lost, four crew members were rescued while four others were killed.
Crew:
P/O Victor Dennis James, pilot, †
Sgt Hector Vivian Frances Archer, copilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Burton Craig, navigator, †
Sgt Seymour Clare, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Kenneth Henry Watson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Francis George, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Charles Gordon, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Fredrick Norman Hollies, wireless operator and air gunner.

Sincere thanks to Peter Clare, son of Sgt Seymour Clare, for his testimony and contribution. All texts below by Peter Clare:
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/lv341.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/98/a2600498.shtml

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in McDill AFB

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11688
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
184
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at McDill AFB, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, there was no casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Gaza

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11897
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
393
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Misérié: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11814
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
310
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near the city of Misérié, west Chad. All eleven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It appears the loss of control was caused by a structural failure.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Borinquen

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11855
Flight Type:
MSN:
351
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Borinquen Airport, the aircraft went out off control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames into an airport building. The crew fate remains unknown.