ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281857
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-6707 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Menlo, Iowa, 6 mi SW -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln Army Airfield, Nebraska |
| Grenier Field, New Hampshire |
Departed Lincoln Army Airfield on an intended flight leg to New Hampshire, before onward deployment to the European theatre of the war. An oil rupture in the № 1 motor led to a fire from the heat of the supercharger. The pilot turned the bomber around and began to head back to Lincoln, but the intensely burning fire caused the motor and nacelle to detach from the wing, and the B-17 spiraled out of control and crashed. Six crewmembers were killed. Three crewmembers managed to parachute to ground, but two were injured in the process, one seriously.
The aviators killed were:
1st Lt. Robert C. Jordan, III, O-794423, DC, Pilot
2nd Lt. Melvin C. Ehrman, O-777517, NE, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Harold L. Ray, unknown, PA, Bombardier
1st Lt. Alan I. Rohrbach, O-482692, TX, Navigator
Cpl. William A. Hudgens, 14103027, TN, Gunner
Cpl. Leroy D. Crick, 14154535, TN, Gunner
Sources:
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138179416/william-a-hudgens
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2022 05:50 | Gumby778 | Added |
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