Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator in Stams

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1944 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-29377
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pantanella - Pantanella
MSN:
476
Location:
Stams
Tyrol
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing mission and left Pantanella AFB in the day. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. All ten crewmen were able to bail out and were later rescued. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-5-CF Liberator near Riotord: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1944 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-64445
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Castellucio - Castellucio
MSN:
254
Location:
Riotord
Haute-Loire
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew left Castelluccio Airbase, Italy, to bomb a refinery located in Le Pontet, near Avignon. En route, while overflying Vanosc, the aircraft christened 'Patsy Jack' was shot down by the German Flak. Nine crew members bailed out while the captain decided to stay alone on board in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crashed near the village of Setoux, near Riotord. The captain survived while eight other crew members were unhurt. Unfortunately, another crew was killed when his parachute failed to open in time.
Crew (727th Squadron):
2nd Lt George S. Cappleman, pilot,
2nd Lt Warren B. Paulsell, copilot,
1st Lt Robert W. Gillies, navigator,
Sgt James H. Lewis, engineer and air gunner,
Sgt Winston K. Meunier, air gunner,
Sgt Theodore Zukosky, radio operator,
Sgt Thomas K. Dow, air gunner,
Sgt George H. Lizotte, air gunner,
Sgt Harold R. Mehl, air gunner
Sgt Winston Fleming Dandrew. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1944 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
L-2
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1860
Location:
Lisbon
Estremadura - Lisbon District
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Lisbon Airport. Eight crew members were killed while six others were injured.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-10-FO Liberator near Touchet: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-51617
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Walla Walla - Walla Walla
MSN:
3148
Location:
Touchet
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Walla Walla Airport for a training exercise. En route, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Touchet. All 12 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was apparently caused by a structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in RAF Cluntoe

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
FK224
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
60
YOM:
1941
Location:
Cluntoe AFB
Tyrone
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Overshot on landing, lost its undercarriage and came to rest into a ditch. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-25-DT Liberator in Pleven: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1944 at 1214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-51157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
San Punersio - Giurgiu
MSN:
679
YOM:
1943
Location:
Pleven
Pleven
Country:
Bulgaria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While cruising over the north of Bulgaria in good weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. The crew was performing a flight from San Punersio to Giurgiu. All ten occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-5-FO Liberator near Boron: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-50780
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
MSN:
2665
Location:
Boron
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Edwards AFB for a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the four engine aircraft crashed in a desert area located 20 miles east of Boron. All nine occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-20-DT Liberator in Kieldrecht: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-51095
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kieldrecht
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. On final, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a farm located in Kieldrecht, near the border between Belgium and The Netherlands. While all ten crew members (458th BG) were rescued and taken POW, three people in the farm were killed, a couple and his daughter.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-60-CO Liberator near Boise: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-100019
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Boise - Boise
MSN:
3168
Location:
Boise
Idaho
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a bombing exercise and left Boise-Gowen Field Airbase in the day. En route, one of the right engine caught fire. Shortly later, the right wing failed and the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 8 miles northwest of the airbase. All eleven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-20-FO Liberator in Arundel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-94825
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1590
Location:
Arundel
West Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered unknown technical problems. Seven crew members decided to bail out while three others tried to maintain the control of the aircraft in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually hit tree tops and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
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