Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Golaghat, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Sgt James E. Hughes,
Cpt Walter Klemme,
Pfc Cloyce D. Pierce,
F/O Charles S. Sercombe.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in Tulihal: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express

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44-48999

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Flight

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Cargo

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Plain, Valley

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Shamshernagar – Imphal

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3754

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Crashed enroute to Imphal in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
S/Sgt Forrest T. Craig,
Cpt Boyd H. Gallaher Jr.,
Cpl Richard H. Gilmore,
1st Lt Gordon H. Tucker.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in Shamshernagar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express

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Registration:

44-48890

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3745

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Crashed shortly after takeoff from Shamshernagar Airport for unknown reason. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Pfc Harry Stein,
Sgt John W. Teer Jr.,
Cpt Claude Waylan Tucker,
F/O Walter E. Webster.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in Bishmaknagar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express

Operator:

Registration:

44-49628

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Mountains

Schedule:

Jorhat – Hsinching

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4483

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The crew departed Jorhat on a cargo flight to Hsinching Airfield, Sichuan. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was spotted by walkers on October 22, 2007 near the village of Bishmaknagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Crew:
1st Lt Frederick W. Langhorst,
Cpl Robert L. McAdoo Jr.,
Pfc Joseph I. Natvik,
1st Lt Allen R. Turner.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in India: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express

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Registration:

44-49062

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Shamshernagar – Chengdu

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3917

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Lost without trace while conducting a flight from Shamshernagar, Bangladesh, to Chengdu, Sichuan. Maybe crashed in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh State, northeast India.
Crew:
2nd Lt Eugene E. Dietrich,
S/Sgt Virgil E. Lindburg,
S/Sgt Ralph W. Van Weren,
Cpt Albert D. Wickett.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express near Imphal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express

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44-49235

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Dhaka - Chengkung

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4090

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Imphal, killing all five crew members. The crew was performing a flight from Dhaka-Kurmitola AFB to Chengkung AFB, Yunnan.
Crew:
Cpt John D. Boger,
Cpl Harry T. Finley,
S/Sgt Gordon B. Gardner,
Pvt Samuel Snitzer,
Cpt Floyd F. Strohl.