ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105048
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| Date: | Monday 6 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-20G Havoc |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-86782 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi E of Switzer, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Douglas A-20G 42-86782 of 649th BS, 411th BG, based in Florence AAF, South Carolina, crashed 3 miles east of Switzer, near Woodruff, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County (by 34° 46.54 N, 81° 58.22 W). The three crew were killed:
2nd Lt. Hampton P. Worrell, Pilot b. Sept. 27, 1917 in SC- Age 26
Sgt. Harry G. Barnes, Gunner b. Sept. 22, 1924 in NY- Age 19
Sgt. John D. Hickman, Gunner b. Dec. 31, 1923 in CA- Age 21
In 2008 a memorial was erected by the Thomas Price House Committee. It is at the intersection of Oak View Farms Road and Old Switzer Road, on the left when traveling south on Oak View Farms Road.
Sources:
https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=15166
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Dec1943S.htm
http://www.hmdb.org/map.asp?markers=15166,20595,13191,9912,9914,13328,9890,9951,9948 (map)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2015 16:25 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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