ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100460
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-28464 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 Mi W Gowen Field, ID -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho |
| Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho |
Crashed on takeoff. At 16:40 hours MWT, the bomber took off for a training flight. Gaining about 800 feet in elevation, the aircraft went into a left bank, and spiraled down in a 360° loop, then slammed into the ground at a near 90°angle,and exploded. A lack of power in the № 1 and № 2 engines likely caused a wing stall.
(6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group)
The crewmembers killed were:
2nd Lt. John W. Erb, O-803173, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. Stuart S. Abell, Jr, O-750759, SC, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Stanley E. Abramczyk, O-685413, CT, Bombardier
Sgt. Payton Blackburn, Jr., 35636019, KY, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Wayne K. Elmore, 17100457, KS, Gunner
Sgt. Robert T. Gray, 16011306, MI, Gunner
Sgt. Theodore S. Sipowicz, 12207182, NY, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Thomas H. Thompson, 16125214, IL, Gunner
Sgt. John Worobey, 13006504, PA, Radio Operator
PFC Matthew Caradonna, 11088734, MA, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104766398/stanley-e-abramczyk
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2022 09:24 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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