Army officers stated that the plane was on a routine flight. Eight people were killed and one critically injured. Dienst, suffered engine failure and crashed into a hillside three miles (4.8 km) west of the base. 11 October 1942 B-24D-1-CO, 41-23647, c/n 442, the eighth block 1 airframe, of the 469th Bomb Squadron, 333d Bomb Group, based at Topeka Army Airfield, Kansas, piloted by Ralph M. It was destroyed in two explosions that initial reports described as bombs going off, though no bombs were loaded for the training flight. Murphy departed March Field, California, and struck the top of a low knoll two miles (3.2 km) west of the field. 1 July 1942 Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II, AL527, of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bomb Group, flown by 1st Lt. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was named in his honor on 14 October 1942.
His Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II, AL589, of the 31st Bombardment Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force, was seen going down, taking him and eight other crew to their deaths. general to die during World War II when his plane crashed during the Battle of Midway.
As the plane approached the field, it suddenly lost altitude and crashed into a hillside on the Herzog ranch, 3 miles (4.8 km) NW of Hamilton field. Shortly after takeoff, the plane developed an unspecified mechanical issue, which the pilot reported to nearby Hamilton field, asking the tower to clear a runway. 4 June 1942 Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II, AL601, was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of 14 army flyers when the aircraft struck a hilltop as it circled for an emergency landing. The aircraft had been returning to Kirtland Field, Albuquerque. 22 April 1942 B-24D-CO, 41-1133, c/n 73, crashed into Trail Peak, near the Philmont Scout Ranch, 20 miles (32 km) SW of Cimarron, New Mexico. Investigation into the cause of the accident resulted in a two-month delay in deliveries, so the Royal Air Force (RAF) did not begin receiving Liberator IIs until August 1941. Bruce Kilpatrick Craig, was posthumously commissioned into the Army Air Corps, and on 25 August 1941 the airfield in his hometown was renamed Craig Field, later Craig Air Force Base. The flight engineer, Army Reserve 2nd Lt. All five of the civilian crew were killed. 1940s 2 June 1941 The first British Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II, AL503, on its acceptance flight for delivery from the cat company Consolidated Aircraft Company plant at San Diego, California, crashed into San Diego Bay when the flight controls froze. 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. North American plant B in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, produced aircraft appended -NT. Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, built airframes appended -DT. Consolidated production at Fort Worth, Texas, was appended -CF.
Consolidated airframes built in San Diego, California, were appended -CO. The B-24 was built by a consortium of companies.
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