Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Oct 9, 1944 (1 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on October 9, 1944 near Wendling AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The number three engine...
- Date: October 9, 1944
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Wendling AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The number three engine failed at low height, and the aircraft became unstable before the emergency landing attempt.
A USAAF B 24H Liberator on a test flight after maintenance crashed in flames in a field after its left wing struck a tree during an emergency landing attempt near Wendling, Norfolk, on 9 October 1944. One crew member was killed and four were injured.