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Safety history
August 5, 1942AccidentHull loss
The crew was engaged in an air gunnery training exercise with a RAF Spitfire. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Marston Moor, while climbing, the captain initiated a sharp turn when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located about 800 metres from the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and all 10 crew members were killed. Crew (1653 HCU): F/Sgt Bryn Williams, pilot, Sgt Alan Francis Bell, pilot, P/O Thomas Henry Jones, air gunner, Sg
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator · 10 fatalities
Loss of control in initial climb caused by the failure of the tail section, maybe due to a structural issue. Full accident record