Date & Time:
Oct 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-23655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
450
YOM:
1941
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
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.
