Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-39276
Location: Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A C-87 Liberator Express, aircraft #44-39276, experienced a fatal accident during landing at Hsinching Airfield (A-1). Three crew members were fatally injured.A C-87 Liberator Express, aircraft #44-39276, experienced a fatal accident during landing at Hsinching Airfield (A-1). Three crew members were fatally injured.
Description
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express #44-39276 was destroyed in a fatal accident which occurred during the landing phase of a flight at Hsinching Airfield (A-1). Three deceased crew members identified by date/place of death: Louis R. (B.?) REDMAN Frank B. HUNTER John J. KREYER
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-times-redman-rogers-1948-p/18032025, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82593310/john-j-kreyerhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-times-redman-rogers-1948-p/18032025, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82593310/john-j-kreyerPrimary Cause
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