Air disaster

1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai

2 Aug 1943 · 36.78° S, 174.65° E

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When
2 Aug 1943
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
36.78° S, 174.65° E
Description
1943 aviation accident
Deaths
16

1943 Whenuapai Consolidated Liberator crash

1943 aviation accident

The 1943 Whenuapai Consolidated Liberator crash was an aircraft accident that occurred in New Zealand on 2 August 1943 during World War II. The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express was owned by the USAAF and was crewed by United Air Lines.

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