Naha - Nichols
Flight / Schedule
Naha - Nichols
Aircraft
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorRegistration
44-42052
MSN
5988
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
September 10, 1945 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Taitung Taitung County (<U+81FA><U+6771><U+7E23>)
Region
Asia • Taiwan
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On September 10, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Naha - Nichols experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Taitung Taitung County (<U+81FA><U+6771><U+7E23>).
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
25 people were known to be on board, 25 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 20, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a flight from Naha, Okinawa, no the airbase of Nichols, in the suburb of Manila. Enroute, while flying away from a cyclone in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft christened 'Liquidator' hit the slope of a mountain located in the Seaboard Mountain Range, northeast of Taitung, Taiwan. All 25 occupants, among them PoW recently released by the Japanese troops, were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 44-42052, MSN 5988, year of manufacture 1944.
Fatalities
Total
25
Crew
5
Passengers
20
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a flight from Naha, Okinawa, no the airbase of Nichols, in the suburb of Manila. Enroute, while flying away from a cyclone in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft christened 'Liquidator' hit the slope of a mountain located in the Seaboard Mountain Range, northeast of Taitung, Taiwan. All 25 occupants, among them PoW recently released by the Japanese troops, were killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
20
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 25
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Naha - Nichols
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Taiwan
Aircraft Details
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