42-40549
Flight / Schedule
42-40549
Aircraft
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorRegistration
42-40549
MSN
1626
Date
April 6, 1945 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Snåsa Nord-Trøndelag
Region
Europe • Norway
Narrative Report
On April 6, 1945 at 12:00 AM, 42-40549 experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Snåsa Nord-Trøndelag.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Enroute, the heavy bomber hit the slope of Mt Plukkutjonnfjell located in the Snåsa district. The aircraft was destroyed and all 12 crew members were killed. Crew (492nd BG): F/O Arthur H. Barbknecht, 2nd Lt Richard A. Bosch, 1st Lt Leon Dibble Jr., 1st Lt William H. Hudson, Sgt Gilbert L. Magruder, Sgt Angelo Santini, Sgt Fayette Shelledy, Sgt Jack H. Spyker. NORSO Group Members: 1st Lt Baine E. Jones, Cpl Robert N. Anderson, Sgt Knut J. Falck, Tec Bernard N. Iversen.
Aircraft reference details include registration 42-40549, MSN 1626.
Fatalities
Total
12
Crew
12
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Enroute, the heavy bomber hit the slope of Mt Plukkutjonnfjell located in the Snåsa district. The aircraft was destroyed and all 12 crew members were killed. Crew (492nd BG): F/O Arthur H. Barbknecht, 2nd Lt Richard A. Bosch, 1st Lt Leon Dibble Jr., 1st Lt William H. Hudson, Sgt Gilbert L. Magruder, Sgt Angelo Santini, Sgt Fayette Shelledy, Sgt Jack H. Spyker. NORSO Group Members: 1st Lt Baine E. Jones, Cpl Robert N. Anderson, Sgt Knut J. Falck, Tec Bernard N. Iversen.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
12
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 12
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
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