Consolidated LB-30 Liberator crash, Nov 22, 1945 (27 killed)
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator accident on November 22, 1945 near Merryfield AFB Somerset, United Kingdom with 27 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error, with...
- Date: November 22, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated LB-30 Liberator
- Location: Merryfield AFB Somerset, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot error, with low visibility and poor weather as contributing factors.
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Merryfield, the Liberator crashed into a hill about six miles from the airfield near Broadway, Somerset, killing all 27 people on board, five crew and 22 passengers.