Date & Time:
Feb 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-23703
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
498
YOM:
1942
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
3
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise when the airplane broke up in midair and crashed 5 km southwest of RAF Watton. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Bill McCoy, pilot,
1st Lt Robert D. Hook, navigator,
2nd Lt John C. Brown, bombardier,
M/Sgt Allen D. Smith, crew chief,
S/Sgt David W. Johnston Jr., radio operator.
Passengers:
Sgt Kenneth C. Sivertsen,
Cpl Albert H. Berg,
Cpl Walter Binienda.
Crew:
Cpt Bill McCoy, pilot,
1st Lt Robert D. Hook, navigator,
2nd Lt John C. Brown, bombardier,
M/Sgt Allen D. Smith, crew chief,
S/Sgt David W. Johnston Jr., radio operator.
Passengers:
Sgt Kenneth C. Sivertsen,
Cpl Albert H. Berg,
Cpl Walter Binienda.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
