ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148816
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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1945 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Northrop P-61B-10-NO Black Widow |
| Owner/operator: | 417th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39559 |
| MSN: | 1078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altisheim, Kaisheim, Bayern. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Y.90 Giebelstadt (Ger.) |
Black Widow 42-39559: Damaged by friendly flak fire. 26/04/1945
The pilot was 2/Lt Cartmell, flying his first combat mission. IDPF records suggest a catastrophic crash and burn. The radar operator was 2/Lt Hal Anderson, who bailed out before the crash but because of the low altitude, his parachute did not fully deploy and he was killed on impact.
Crew:
2/Lt (O.774016) Thomas E. "Tom" CARTMELL (pilot) USAAF - killed
2/Lt (O.872250) Harold A. "Andy" ANDERSON (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.CWGC
2.JF Baugher
3.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=311139#post311139 (Mike Hughey)
4.Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2012 02:36 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Sep-2012 02:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2012 02:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration] |
| 14-Oct-2021 12:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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