Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-51847
Location: Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/rotor systemAircraft engine/rotor system
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft crashed on takeoff, resulting in a fatality. Pilot Harvey W Thomas was among the casualties.A single-engine aircraft crashed on takeoff, resulting in a fatality. Pilot Harvey W Thomas was among the casualties.
Description
Crashed on takeoff; at least one fatality: pilot Harvey W THOMAS.
Source of Information
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=53227https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=53227Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
