Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express in La Paz

Date & Time: May 21, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Boliviana de Aviación (1960)
Registration:
CP-618
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
La Paz-El Alto
La Paz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at La Paz-El Alto Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express in Dübendorf: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1945 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
44-39213
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15
Location:
Dübendorf
Zurich
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On touchdown at Dübendorf Airport, the right main gear collapsed, causing the engine number four to hit the runway surface. The captain increased power and decided to go around. During initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area located some 550 meters northwest of the Hangar #2. Apparently, four crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew:
Cpt Robert Percy Neisser 5.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express near Htawgaw: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
43-30610
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
90
Location:
Htawgaw
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Htawgaw, near Chipwi, killing bot crew members, F/O William J. Montgomery and Pfc Warren J. Tharp.

Crash of a Consolidated C-8-CF Liberator Express in Golaghat: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
44-39265
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
67
Location:
Golaghat
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Golaghat, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Pvt Michael J. Bak,
1st Lt Richard J. Beckett,
1st Lt Richard H. Beckwith,
Pfc Willie C. Weaver Jr.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express near Tingkawk Sakan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
43-30586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
66
Location:
Tingkawk Sakan
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km north of Tingkawk Sakan. Both crewmen were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt William H. Davis Jr.,
1st Lt Samuel R. Lovell.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87A Liberator Express into the Pacific Ocean: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
41-24174
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Guam – Kwajalein – Honolulu
MSN:
969
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft left Guam Island on a flight to Honolulu with an intermediate stop in Kwajalein to refuel. At 1215LT, the crew reported his position at 11'15' N, 174'15' E, this was the last radio contact. The aircraft was lost into the ocean and no trace was ever found. There were on board senior staff that was flying to Honolulu to take part to a high command meeting about plans for the final assault of Japan.
Crew:
F/O James Roy Andersen,
M/Sgt Douglas O. Anderson,
T/Sgt Steve Geist,
T/Sgt Charles T. McInerney,
Pfc Arthur Ofner Jr.
1st Lt Jack M. West.
Passengers:
Lt Gen Millard Fillmore Harmon Jr.,
Col William Ball,
Maj Archibald Dean Anderson,
Maj Francis E. Savage.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87CF Liberator Express near Alingsås: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1944 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
NC18618
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Leuchars – Stockholm
MSN:
99
Location:
Alingsås
Västergötland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft was bearing the civil registration NC18618 but was in fact registered 43-30619. This was some sort of secret operation. It seems that the plane was a part of Operation Carpetbagger, which was a special program to deliver supplies to resistance groups in enemy-occupied countries, to deliver personnel to the field, and occasionally to bring back personnel from the field. It is believed that this plane was being used to fly back to the UK Norwegian aircrew trainees and American internees from Sweden. En route to Stockholm-Bromma and while flying over Sweden, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. The group of five airplanes decided to divert to Göteborg Airport when flying at an altitude of some 300 feet, the four engine aircraft hit a hill located near Alingsås, some 50 km northeast of Göteborg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Truett K. Bullock, pilot,
1st Lt Paul R. Buchanan,
T/Sgt Donald J. Johnston, radio operator,
Cpt Colin T. Campbell, navigator,
Cpt Earl K. North,
T/Sgt Oakley J. Ragland, radio operator.
Source & photo:
http://www.forcedlandingcollection.se/USAAF/USAAF139-441020-C87.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Hsinching

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
41-11641
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
137
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hsinching (Xinjin)
Sichuan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
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 C-87 Liberator Express in Tezpur: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
43-30609
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
89
Location:
Tezpur
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off for unknown reason. All four crew members were killed.
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