North Pickenham - Burtonwood

On February 19, 1945 at 12:00 AM, North Pickenham - Burtonwood experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Burnley Lancashire.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 72.7%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While performing a flight from RAF North Pickenham to RAF Burtonwood, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Black Hameldon located near Burnley. Eight occupants were killed while three others were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed. Crew (854th Bombing Squadron): 1st Lt Charles Albert Goeking, pilot, 2nd Lt George H. Smith, copilot, † 1st Lt Frank E. Bock, navigator, † T/Sgt Howard E. Denham, flight engineer, † T/Sgt Leslie E. Johnson, radio operator. Passengers: 2nd Lt Joseph B. Walker III, † 2nd Lt Elmer R. Brater, † F/O Gerald Procita, † F/O David A. Robinson, † Sgt Randolph R. Mohlhenrich, † Sgt Robert D. Hyett.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-50668, MSN 2553.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.7907°, -2.2439°.