ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105365
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| Date: | Saturday 17 March 1945 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | 640th BSqn /409th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-39294 |
| MSN: | 7007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | A.70 Laon-Couvron Airfield, Aisne 02 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.70 Laon-Couvron airfield (F) |
The A-26B-20-DL 41-39294 of 640th BS, 409th BG was taking off from Laon-Couvron A-70 airfield at 0945 hrs when a tire blew up as the bomber was ready to take off after reaching 130 mph. The pilot, 1st Lt Allan M Showler, thought one of the engine was failing and decided to cancel the take-off. The Invader went over the end of the runway and the undercarriage broke due to the rough terrain. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, but Showler and the two other crew, Sgt Joseph E McKenna and Sgt Ben Silverstein (both air gunners) were unhurt.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7416
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1945O.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartier_Mangin
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=49.633333&lon=3.548333&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 13:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2020 19:50 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 13:22 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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