ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97319
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| Date: | Monday 25 January 1943 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-2042 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Albany, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida |
| Lockbourne Arm Airfield, Columbus, Ohio |
Crashed in poor weather, letting down through low clouds, attempting to locate destination airfield. Flight was returning on an administrative flight from Florida when it collided with terrain at high speed, destroying the aircraft and scattering wreckage over a wide area. All twelve personnel aboard perished.
Killed were:
CAPT Jack N. Pack, O-397447, UT, Pilot
CAPT Robert L. Cooley, O-398621, MN, Co-Pilot
1LT George H. Strobridge, O-439674, NY, Add'l Co-Pilot
SSGT Chester B. Fudge, 15042766, IN, Flight Engineer
CPL Richard J. Klaetsch, 19062048, PA, Radio Operator
SGT Walter F. Baran, 12005469, NY, Passenger
PVT George A. Box, 14060971, MS, Passenger
PVT Salvatore B. Curcio, 32459178, NJ, Passenger
SGT James H. S. Foldesi, 16021072, WI, Passenger
PVT Christian Mauthe, 33054339, PA, Passenger
PFC Gordon D. Rutters, 33014927, PA, Passenger
SSGT John A. Sawatka, 12005451, NY, Passenger
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.nytimes.com/sitemap/1943/01/26/
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/519686/robert-louis-cooley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2021 13:30 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 26-Jul-2022 14:55 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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