Date & Time:
Jul 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
32042
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1519
YOM:
1943
Country:
Bermuda
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
11
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Five minutes after takeoff from Hamilton Airport, Bermuda, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons into the sea. All 11 crew members were killed.
Crew (VP-105):
Lt Emil Edward Coolman, pilot,
Lt(jg) W. J. Alldridge,
Ens Morton Abbott,
Amm2c John J. Schubert,
Amm3c Lansford E. Baker,
Rm1c James Henry Taylor,
Rm3c Reno J. Caldarela,
Amm3c David Anthony Bourque,
Amm3c Joseph Eugene White Jr.,
Aom3c Norman Taylor Jr.,
Sea1c Agustus F. Surgosh.
Crew (VP-105):
Lt Emil Edward Coolman, pilot,
Lt(jg) W. J. Alldridge,
Ens Morton Abbott,
Amm2c John J. Schubert,
Amm3c Lansford E. Baker,
Rm1c James Henry Taylor,
Rm3c Reno J. Caldarela,
Amm3c David Anthony Bourque,
Amm3c Joseph Eugene White Jr.,
Aom3c Norman Taylor Jr.,
Sea1c Agustus F. Surgosh.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined.
