Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-30608
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-87 Liberator ExpressC-87 Liberator Express
Category: Accident
A Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express carrying pilot Donald Edwin Layton crashed approximately 13 km east of the Chengkung Airfield. The pilot’s name was not recorded in the list of USAAF servicemen fatalities for this date, indicating a possible missing record. The aircraft was traveling on a standard route.A Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express carrying pilot Donald Edwin Layton crashed approximately 13 km east of the Chengkung Airfield. The pilot’s name was not recorded in the list of USAAF servicemen fatalities for this date, indicating a possible missing record. The aircraft was traveling on a standard route.
Description
Crashed 13 km E of Chengkung Airfield. Pilot Donald Edwin Layton died in the accident; however, his name was missing from the list of USAAF servicemen fatalities in China, which did not record fatalities on this date. It was unclear if any other crew member aboard Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express #43-30608 had been killed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118431726/donald-edwin-layton, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118431726/donald-edwin-layton, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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