Landing accident in WW2
 

I was recently reading about an American aviator in the Pacific who's aircraft crashed on landing. As I recall, the landing aircraft crashed into parked aircraft and the collision and resulting fire destroyed some 70 aircraft.

Is anyone able to tell me where I read this and give me some more details?

Re: Landing accident in WW2
 

Perhaps this one, although a take-off accident:

Consolidated PB4Y-1 (USN for B-24J) Liberator "38766" (ex-USAAF 44-40348) assigned to VB-106.
Swerved off runway on takeoff from NAB Eniwetok, South Pacific and crashed into parked aircraft while carrying nine 500-lb bombs destroying 106 naval aircraft. Date 9 August 1944.
Nine killed, 2 injured.

Among destroyed a/c: Hellcats, Avengers, Helldivers

For more details you may go to www.vpnavy.org

Regards,

Leendert
Brugge/Belgium

Re: Landing accident in WW2
 

Thanks, that must have been the one I was thinking of.