Date & Time:
Jan 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
LV346
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
48
YOM:
1941
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Thorney Island, one (maybe two) engine lost power. The aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. While all three crew members were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (86th Squadron):
Sgt John Murray,
P/O Ronald Harwood,
P/O Alfred W. Dungate.
Crew (86th Squadron):
Sgt John Murray,
P/O Ronald Harwood,
P/O Alfred W. Dungate.
Probable cause:
Loss of power on one or two engine on final approach.
