Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-30568
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: B-24 aircraftB-24 aircraft
Category: Accident
A take-off accident involving Captain Owen E. Payne, a USAAF serviceman, resulted in fatalities. Investigation indicates the aircraft was a Consolidated B-24, and that it disappeared and potentially crashed in Sichuan Province, China.A take-off accident involving Captain Owen E. Payne, a USAAF serviceman, resulted in fatalities. Investigation indicates the aircraft was a Consolidated B-24, and that it disappeared and potentially crashed in Sichuan Province, China.
Description
Take off accident. Captain was Owen E PAYNE All USAAF servicemen fatalities in China recorded on this date were from another Consolidated B-24 which went missing and possibly crashed in Sichuan Province.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of aircraft due to a missing and potentially crashed B-24 aircraft.Loss of aircraft due to a missing and potentially crashed B-24 aircraft.Share on:
