Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Oct 30, 1942 (6 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on October 30, 1942 near Princetown Devon, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion is believed to...
- Date: October 30, 1942
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Princetown Devon, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion is believed to have caused the crash, with low cloud and the lack of runway lights adding to the difficulty.
A 224 Squadron RAF Liberator returning from a patrol was off course and had struck a barrage balloon over Plymouth. It was diverted toward RAF Harrowbeer and came down at Plasterdown on Dartmoor, killing six of its seven crew.