This is a partial list of notable accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated-designed B-24 Liberator. Combat losses are not included except for some cases denoted by singular circumstances. Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express and PB4Y Privateers are also included.
Production.
The B-24 was built by a consortium of companies. Consolidated airframes built in San Diego, California, were appended -CO. Consolidated production at Fort Worth, Texas, was appended -CF. Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, built airframes appended -DT. North American plant B in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, produced aircraft appended -NT. Fully half of the 18,188 Liberators were constructed by the Ford Motor Company at the purpose-built Willow Run plant at Ypsalanti, Michigan, and were appended -FO.
B-24J Liberator, "SN: 44-40332", crashed early in the morning after departing from Hickam Field on a replacement mission en-route to the 5th AF. Shortly after take off, they failed to make a turn and crashed into Pu'u Uau Ridge in the Ko'olau mountains on Oahu, Hawaii. Some of the wreckage is still visible along the Aiea Loop Trail within the Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area. All ten aviators perished serving their country. Their names were 2 Lt W R Kimble, 2 Lt C E Mueller, S Sgt J J Dowd, 2 Lt W E Somsel Jr, Sgt J H Means, Cpl G L Weiss, Cpl M F Campos, 2 Lt M Righthand, S Sgt M F Norman, Cpl J J Carlucci.
C-87-CF Liberator Express, "41-24006", c/n 801, crashed during attempted belly-landing at Station 4, Jorhat, India. The pilot was Lawrence C. Ackerson.
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