Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF on Florida Island: 27 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1944 at 2030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-11706
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Canton Island - Honiara
MSN:
202
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Canton Island (Kiribati) at 1100LT bound for Honiara Airport, on Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, with an ETA at 2100LT. While on approach by night, the four engine aircraft hit a mountain slope (2,000 feet high) located on the Florida Island, north of Honiara. The wreckage was spotted two days later, on July 28. Debris were found some 200 feet from the summit and all 27 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hugh W. Prince, pilot,
Frederick F. Gundrum Jr., copilot,
Willard L. Churchill, flight engineer,
Eddie B. Hult, navigator,
J. Arthur Strumph, radio operator,
William A. Staley, traffic clerk.
Passengers:
Air Commodore Isaac John Fitch,
Lt Col John C. Pearson,
Maj R. R. Barton-Tates,
Lt Col Paul H. Berkowitz,
Lt Col Euliss L. Duggan,
Col Charles P. Burnett Jr.,
1st Lt Stephen J. Maliszewski,
2nd Lt William P. Foil,
Cpt Herbert R. Gore,
Cpt John S. Ingraham,
Maj Morton L. Talley Jr. 10
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Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Merriam: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
43-30565
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Lincoln - Lincoln
MSN:
45
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training flight from Lincoln and the mission consisted in a test of the embarked compass system. While flying in the region of Kansas City, the crew encountered technical problems with the compass and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft hit tree tops, electric and telephone cables before crashing onto a house located in Merriam, in the suburb of Kansas City. Three crew members were killed while three others were injured. Four people on the ground were injured as well.
Probable cause:
Compass failure in flight.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express near Tezpur: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
43-30556
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tezpur – Kunming
MSN:
36
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft was lost without trace (maybe in the region of Tezpur) while performing a flight from Tezpur to Kunming. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87CF Liberator Express near Loshan: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
43-30575
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
55
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances some 48 km west of Loshan. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express near Lhasa

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
41-23682
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kunming - Jorhat
MSN:
648
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, crew encountered poor weather conditions with severe icing and strong winds. The aircraft deviated from the prescribed track and in low visibility, hit a mountain slope located in the region of Lhasa, Tibet. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted in July 1994 at the altitude of 14,000 feet in a glacier.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in China: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-107262
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Jorhat - Yangkai
MSN:
14
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Jorhat, India, to the US Airbase of Yangkai located some 33 miles northeast of Kunming, Yunnan, China. En route, pilots encountered poor weather conditions and in an unclear situation, a crew member was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a mountainous region located in the northwest part of China. Three crew were killed while the fourth was rescued.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Accra: 10 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1943 at 0114 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-24140
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off, while in initial climb by night, the four-engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion 4 km north of the airfield. All ten occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express at Chabua AFB

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-11837
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
333
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing and destroyed. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Arunachal Pradesh: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-23669
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Yangkai - Chabua
MSN:
464
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Yangkai AAF, Yangjiezhen, on a flight to Chabua. It failed to arrive at destination and crashed in a mountainous area located in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The wreckage was found 7 December 2014 at an altitude of 9,000 feet in an isolated area. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Anthony Donabedian, pilot,
2nd Lt Raymond C. Ziolkowski, copilot,
1st Lt Paul F. Heck, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Piot, radio operator,
Sgt George L. Beeves Jr., crew chief,
Sgt Lyndal E. Daniel, assistant crew chief.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Arunachal Pradesh: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-23696
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Yangkai - Chabua
MSN:
491
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Yangkai AAF, Yunnan, at 1400LT on a flight to Chabua, Assam. It failed to arrive at destination and was declared missing after all SAR operations were abandoned on 26 May 1943. The wreckage was found on 19 October 2003 in an uninhabited area located in the Stated of Arunachal Pradesh, at an altitude of 4,030 metres. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jennings H. Mease Sr., pilot,
2nd Lt Samuel E. Monday Jr., copilot,
Pvt Mervyn E. Sims, flight engineer,
2nd Lt James M. Jeffrey, navigator,
S/Sgt Elwood E. Stevens, radio operator.