B-24 Liberator, Pepin, WI 1944
Posted by: 
Telomere
N 44° 26.309 W 092° 08.959
15T E 567699 N 4920927
An inexperienced pilot and bad weather doomed this flight.
Waymark Code: WMT20N
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2016
Views: 3
In December, 1944 a B-24 Liberator bomber enroute from St. Paul, MN to Mitchell Field in New York lost visibility in a snow squall, and crashed into Pepin Lake, which is a backwater of the Missisippi River. Reports conflict on the actual crash site within the lake, but locals describe a spot west of the town pier, and about 3/4 mile offshore. The pilot and both crewmembers were killed. I learned about this incident when I discovered a fragment of the plane displayed in the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum at 306 3rd St in Pepin. WM Coordinates are for the nearest publicly accessible point of land, the Pepin town pier.
Web Address for Related Web Sites: [Web Link]
Date of Crash: 12/14/1944
Aircraft Model: B-24 Liberator
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: 44-49908
Cause of Crash:
Pilot inexperience and poor weather.
|
Visit Instructions:
Only log waymarks if you have visited the site personally.