Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Jul 10, 1943 (10 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on July 10, 1943 near Babo Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was...
- Date: July 10, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Babo Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a Japanese fighter.
A USAAF Consolidated B 24 Liberator (42-40492) on a bombing mission in the Babo region of West Papua was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed in jungle. The ten crew were not found at the time, and the wreckage was located in May 1972.