Date & Time:
Jun 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
AL601
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
99
YOM:
1941
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
14
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered a technical failure and crashed 5 km northwest of Hamilton AFGB, CA. All 14 occupants were killed, among them nine USAAF personnel.
Crew:
Pvt Alexander Constantopoulos,
T/Sgt Floyd W. Gerald,
Cpl Walter B. Haynes,
S/Sgt Joseph E. Kulis,
T/Sgt Alex Mazeikas,
S/Sgt John M. Pilarcik,
Pvt Travis Polk,
T/Sgt Clyde E. Tweedy,
T/Sgt Loren E. VanKirk +5.
Crew:
Pvt Alexander Constantopoulos,
T/Sgt Floyd W. Gerald,
Cpl Walter B. Haynes,
S/Sgt Joseph E. Kulis,
T/Sgt Alex Mazeikas,
S/Sgt John M. Pilarcik,
Pvt Travis Polk,
T/Sgt Clyde E. Tweedy,
T/Sgt Loren E. VanKirk +5.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.
