Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-1-CO Liberator near Wayne: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 4, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-23655
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
450
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In flight, all four engines failed due to icing conditions. Seven crew members bailed out and parachuted to safety. Both pilots attempted an emergency landing but eventually lost control of the airplane that crashed 5 km southeast of Wayne. They were killed in the crash.
Crew:
2nd Lt Howard C. Austin, pilot,
2nd Lt James B. Sleigh, pilot +7.
Crew:
2nd Lt Howard C. Austin, pilot,
2nd Lt James B. Sleigh, pilot +7.
Probable cause:
Failure of all four engines due to icing conditions.
