Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Mar 8, 1945 (7 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on March 8, 1945 near Spinazzola Apulia, Italy with 7 fatalities. Cause: A life raft deployed accidentally in the...
- Date: March 8, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Spinazzola Apulia, Italy
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A life raft deployed accidentally in the cabin and struck the port stabilizer.
A USAAF B 24 crashed in a field about 13 km northeast of Spinazzola, Italy, on 8 March 1945 after takeoff from Venosa. Seven crew were killed, and three crew bailed out and survived.