Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-107262
Location: Himalaya Mountains –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Cessna 206 aircraftCessna 206 aircraft
Category: Accident
A single-crew aircraft, a Cessna 206, crashed in the Himalayan Mountains. The pilot, Captain James T. Cunningham Jr., survived the incident. The crew consisted of Captain Cunningham, Co-Pilot Robert D. Campbell, Radio Operator Sgt. William R. Gunn, and Sgt. Paul J. Beauchamp. Beauchamp parachuted to safety and was aided by locals and rescued. The bodies of the other three crew members were recovered and returned to the U.S. for burial.A single-crew aircraft, a Cessna 206, crashed in the Himalayan Mountains. The pilot, Captain James T. Cunningham Jr., survived the incident. The crew consisted of Captain Cunningham, Co-Pilot Robert D. Campbell, Radio Operator Sgt. William R. Gunn, and Sgt. Paul J. Beauchamp. Beauchamp parachuted to safety and was aided by locals and rescued. The bodies of the other three crew members were recovered and returned to the U.S. for burial.
Description
Crashed in the Himalaya Mountains. One crew member bailed out and survived. Crew included: Pilot Captain James T. Cunningham, Jr.; Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Robert D. Campbell; Radio Operator Sgt. William R. Gunn; and, Sgt. Paul J. Beauchamp. Beauchamp parachuted to safety and was aided by locals and rescued. Bodies of the other three were recovered and returned to the U.S. for burial.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://flgrube1.tripod.com/id243.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://flgrube1.tripod.com/id243.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
