ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109600
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-96037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fontenelle -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft became airborne at 1401 hours and crashed at approximately 1415 hours, 25 miles northeast of Dijon, France. The aircraft was flying a heading of north at the time of the crash. The right engine was observed to be smoking, nacelles and cowling blackened with oil. The aircraft was making a slow descent from an altitude of approximately one hundred and fifty feet. Inspection of the wreckage reveals that the aircraft crash landed in a normal attitude indicating that the pilot anticipated the crash and made an effort to complete a controlled wheels up landing. Exact cause of the accident is undertermined, primary and probable contributing factor is partial or complete failure of the right engine. Purpose of flight was a \'Local Test Hop\' Pilot Richard C. Morton, Co-Pilot William J. Cashen, Other Crew: Dezz F. Ray, William C. Wood, Reuben J. Tkachuk, Mathew Reynolds, Goerge A. Beckett, Denver Thompson.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
US Army Air Forces - Report of Aircraft Accident - Accident # 45-5-12-515
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2012 13:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 17-Dec-2017 10:04 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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