Crash of a Consolidated B-24A Liberator off Ju Island
Date & Time:
May 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
40-2376
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed into a lagoon off Ju Island while on a flight to Darwin. En route, fuel exhaustion forced the crew to ditch the aircraft. No casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
