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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? |
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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 |
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Re: Landing accident in WW2
Thanks, that must have been the one I was thinking of.
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