Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 4 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-51921
Location: Luliang County, Qujing, Yunnan Province – ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: B-24D LiberatorB-24D Liberator
Category: Accident
A B-24D Liberator crashed following a mid-air collision with a Consolidated B-24D Liberator, resulting in the loss of all occupants.A B-24D Liberator crashed following a mid-air collision with a Consolidated B-24D Liberator, resulting in the loss of all occupants.

Description

Crashed following mid-air collision with Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40875. No survivors.

Source of Information

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56754030/martin-s-wigonitzhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56754030/martin-s-wigonitz

Primary Cause

Mid-air collision.Mid-air collision.

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