Airmen from other warplanes in the formation reported seeing "Heaven Can Wait" pitching up violently before banking left and plummeting into the ocean.

On March 11, 1944, Tennyson was the pilot onboard a B-24D Liberator bomber called "Heaven Can Wait" during a bombing mission in Hansa Bay, located along the northern coast of New Guinea.

On March 11, he piloted a B-24D “Liberator” named Heaven Can Wait on a bombing mission against enemy positions. Observers reported flames coming from the bomb bay, which spread to the tail section.

B-24D Liberator “Heaven Can Wait” (U. S. Air Force courtesy photo) U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson was 24 when he flew a B-24 Liberator named Heaven Can Wait on a mission to ...

On March 11, 1944, Tennyson was the pilot onboard a B-24D Liberator bomber called "Heaven Can Wait" during a bombing mission in Hansa Bay, located along the northern coast of New Guinea.