Atka B-24D Liberator

USA / Alaska / Atka /
 Second World War 1939-1945, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, aircraft crash site
(Approximate location - obscured by clouds)

Historic bomber crash site listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1941
Builder: Consolidated Aircraft
Crashed: 12/9/1942
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 7/26/1979
Other designations: part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which encompasses a total of 9 sites in the states of Alaska, Hawaii and California.
Notes: This B-24D Liberator was deliberately crash landed at this location after being unable to land at several airports due to poor weather conditions.

home.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/ww2ip/dsp_monuments.cfm
www.adn.com/aleutians/story/636258.html
www.wreckchasing.com/atkab24.htm


Photo:
digitalrepository.fws.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atka_B-24D_Liberator
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   52°1'48"N   175°8'12"W

Comments

  • Another B-24 crash site is located at Cape Kigun to the west.
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