1945 Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash

Aviation incident in Somerset, England October 2019 May 2017 1945 Devon Consolidated Liberator crash Accident 329th Bombardment Squadron - B-24 Liberator.jpg A B-24 Liberator similar to the accident aircraft 1945 11 22 yes Broadway, Somerset, England Pilot error 50.9614 -2.9333 region:GB-ENG dms inline,title Consolidated Liberator C Mk VIII 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force KH126 RAF Merryfield India 27 22 5 27 0 The 1945 Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash occurred on 22 November 1945 when a Royal Air Force Consolidated Liberator C Mk VIII transport crashed into a hill in poor visibility, shortly after take-off from RAF Merryfield. The aircraft (serial number KH126) was on a trooping flight from England to India, with five crew and 22 passengers, all of whom were killed."27 Killed In Air Accident." Times [London, England] 23 November 1945: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 6 July 2015. The remote site is about 6 mi 0 from RAF Merryfield, northeast of Buckland St. Mary, west of Broadway, and is marked with a memorial.War Memorials Register; Liberator KH126 https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/65778 Imperial War Museum 27 April 2026 Investigation The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error. After takeoff, the captain made a turn to the left well below the 1,500 feet minimum required as perstandard departure procedures. Low visibility and poor weather conditions were considered as contributory factors. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=25125 ASN Wikibase Occurrence #25125 Aviation Safety Network 3 September 2026 See also 1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash References Halley James Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents 1999 Air-Britain (Historians) Litd Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom 0-85130-290-4 Category:Accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in England Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Category:Aviation accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash Category:Disasters in Somerset Broadway Consolidated Liberator crash