ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97393
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-24627 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 mi SE of Enterprise, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington |
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Crashed, 25 miles southeast of Enterprise, in Wallowa County, Oregon. The bomber had taken off from Geiger Field, in Spokane, Washington for a nighttime navigational training flight. At approximately 04:30 hours, September 10, 1942, the aircraft, while flying in light misty rain, collided with a 100 foot tall tree, shearing part of the wing off, and it careened down through a gully from a mountain ridge, and exploded. All seven airmen aboard were killed. The wreck site was located four days later, at about the 5,000 foot level. Investigation determined the B-17 was flying southbound at normal power, based on the throttle positions. The crew were probably unaware of their proximately to terrain.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Richard E. Pinneo, Pilot
2nd Lt. Anthony Di Menno, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Rene A. Fournier, Bombardier-Navigator
2nd Lt. Peter Knudsen Jr., B-17 Student
2nd Lt. John W. Zurich, B-17 Student
Cpl. Robert C. Raschka, Radio Operator
Pvt. George L. Schaffer, Flight Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102398111/george-l-schaffer
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2022 08:01 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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