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Date: | Friday 26 May 1944 |
Time: | 07:40 |
Type: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 42-107152 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 mi W, 1 mi S, of Anton, IA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa |
Destination airport: | Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa |
Narrative:Crashed. Returning from a local bombing range practice flight. Went into an unrecoverable dive, unknown reason. Ten fatalities:
1st Lt. Roger G. Jay, Instructor Pilot
2ns Lt. Hubert B. Godbee, Bombardier
Flt. Off. Lyland Petersen, B-17 Student
Flt. Off. John B. Smith, B-17 Student
Cpl. James O. Hawkins, Gunner
Cpl. James A. Williams, Flight Engineer
Pvt. Fred T. Littlewolf, Radio Operator
Pvt. Joseph A .Calvello, Gunner
PFC Norman Lindjord, Gunner
PFC Ray E. Snider, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2022 18:06 |
Gumby778 |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |