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Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-10-FO Liberator in Rochetta Sant’Antonio: 16 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-51661
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Naples - Castellucio
MSN:
3192
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Castellucio AFB when the four engine aircraft hit a hill located in Rochetta Sant’Antonio, some 10 km south of the airbase. All 16 occupants were killed.