Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 October 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-107261
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A small aircraft, a single-engine Cessna 172, crashed on takeoff. Pilot J. J. Gildea was observed to have survived, though not listed as a casualty.A small aircraft, a single-engine Cessna 172, crashed on takeoff. Pilot J. J. Gildea was observed to have survived, though not listed as a casualty.
Description
Crashed on takeoff. Pilot J. J. Gildea appeared to have survived (not listed as a casualty).
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
Possible mechanical failure during takeoff.Possible mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
