Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator II in Lytchett Minster: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 24, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL546
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a test flight consisting of a series of climb tests when the starboard outer engine (n°4) oversped and caught fire. The captain ordered his crew to abandon the airplane which they did successfully. Unfortunately, the airplane broke up and crashed in Lytchett Minster, killing the pilot.
Crew:
W/Cdr John William McGuire, pilot, †
W/O F. Robinson.
Crew:
W/Cdr John William McGuire, pilot, †
W/O F. Robinson.
