ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97965
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1944 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-31712 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5.5 mi S of Ridgely, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dyersburg Army Airfield, Tennessee |
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Crashed after loss of control. Departed Dyersburg Army Airfield on a high altitude training flight and proceeded on a northerly course. Two Army personnel travelling in a car on state route 78 observed the aircraft in level flight at about 8,000 feet above ground, Then the aircraft was seen to make a slight banking turn and then go into a flat spin, descending in ever-tightening circles until impacting terrain, 5½ miles south of Ridgely, Tennessee. All ten airmen aboard were killed:
2nd Lt. Joseph J. Zagorski, O-760955, PA, Pilot
2nd Lt. John W. Book, O-710550, CA, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Milton S. Lewis, T-125835, IL, Navigator
2nd Lt. Robert J. Sargis, O-772743, IL, Bombardier
Sgt. Carl E. Bass, 14136567, AR, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Marion A. Cuppernell, 36449755, IL, Gunner
Cpl. Morris Kenefsky, 33598980, PA, Radio Operator
Cpl. Robert F. Drake, 35765494, OH, Gunner
PFC Jerome J. Gagala, 36878261, MI, Gunner
Pvt. John D. Parker, 14123737, NC, Asst. Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130487019/joseph-john-zagorski#source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2022 06:05 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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