Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator III near Carnlough: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 21, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
LV340
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
MSN:
62
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight out from RAF Ballykelly. While cruising at low altitude, the captain encountered poor visibility while flying west of Carnlough. The bomber impacted the slope of Mt Limnalary and disintegrated upon impact. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (120th Squadron):
Cpt Harry King Goode, pilot,
F/O Michael Francis Dear, pilot,
Sgt Arnolous Bothma Meyer, pilot,
Sgt Charles Humphrey, flight engineer,
P/O Albert Benjamin Gomperts, observer,
Sgt Robert Ainslie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ivan Victor McQuay, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas William Taylor, air gunner.
Crew (120th Squadron):
Cpt Harry King Goode, pilot,
F/O Michael Francis Dear, pilot,
Sgt Arnolous Bothma Meyer, pilot,
Sgt Charles Humphrey, flight engineer,
P/O Albert Benjamin Gomperts, observer,
Sgt Robert Ainslie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ivan Victor McQuay, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas William Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
