Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Feb 15, 1942 (9 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on February 15, 1942 near Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom with 9 fatalities. Cause: The Spitfire pilots mistook the...
- Date: February 15, 1942
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Spitfire pilots mistook the Liberator for an enemy aircraft and shot it down, and the Court of Enquiry blamed the pilots for failing to identify it.
A BOAC Consolidated Liberator flying from Cairo to Hurn was shot down by two Royal Air Force Spitfires as it approached the British coast. It crashed into the English Channel about 5 miles southwest of the Eddystone Lighthouse near Plymouth, and all nine occupants were killed.