ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98299
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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 534th BSqn /381st BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38856 |
| MSN: | 9834 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south of Ramsey, Isle of Man -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Sta.167 |
| Nutts Corner | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed just below the peak of a 2,000 ft hill on the Isle of Man while carrying members of the 381st Bombardment Group (Heavy) to a 3-day leave break in Ireland.
Capt. Charles E. Ackerman Jnr USAAF, and his 3 man crew and 27 passengers, R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.381st.org/History/WarDiaries/381stBG/381stBGApril1945.aspx
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/anniversary-of-islands-worst-air-crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2011 05:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2011 18:00 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2011 03:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2011 01:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2012 01:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-May-2013 23:00 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2013 15:44 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2013 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2019 16:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2019 11:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2019 11:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:34 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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