TB-24J Liberator Crash Site

January 29th 2020





Summery :

 The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
TB-24J was a training conversion model of B-24J.

This TB-24J (#42-50983) was belonged to 3021st Army Air Force Base Unit Flexible Gunnery School at Las Vegas Army Air field, Nevada.

On June 30, 1945, TB-24J (#42-50983) took off the Las Vegas Army Air field around noon.
Shortly after, it lost the engine power, so the pilot tried to land back to the base.
While landing, it was not lined up with the runway correctly and nearly crashed into a line of other aircraft on the ramp.
Then, it recovered and missed the control tower by 9 feet.
But, it lost the control and crashed right across from the base.

11 crews died in the accident and only one survived.
This is the second deadliest incident in Nellis history.


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The crash site is near the Nellis Airforce Base.
There were many small fragments at the site, mostly collected and gathered in one place, but still some other small pieces can be found in 250 feet radius.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
Consolidated Aircraft
Base model:
B-24
Version:
J
Nickname:
Liberator
Designation System:
U.S. Army Air Force
U.S.Navy
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Designation Period:
1940-1945
Basic role:
Bomber
Serial Number:
42-50983
Year built:
1942
Crash Date:
1945/6/30
Fatalities:
11




Specifications



Length:
67' 2" 20.47 m
Height:
17' 7.5" 5.372 m
Wingspan:
110' 0" 34.0 m
Wingarea:
1,048.0 sq ft 97.4 sq m
Empty Weight:
36,500 lb 16,556 kg
Gross Weight:
55,000 lb 24,948 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
4
Powerplant:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled turbosupercharged radial piston engines
Thrust (each):
1,200 hp





Performance



Max Speed:
297 mph 478 km/h 258 kn
Ceiling:
28,000 ft 8,500 m


    
Other B-24 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : Consolidated B-24 Liberator
    



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