ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97905
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97854 |
| MSN: | 7219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lageons Fjord -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Framlingham, UK |
Delivered Denver 15/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 390th Bomb Group Framlingham but made wheels up landing on ice Lageons Fjord, Greenland en route UK, 9/4/44 with George Williamson, Co-pilot: George Shern, Navigator: Ashley Thornburg, Bombardier: Bill Clanton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Leavitt, Radio Operator: Bob Whitman, Ball turret gunner: Bob Mautz, Waist gunner: Phil Hersey, Waist gunner: Joe LaRocco,Tail gunner: Chas Hock (10RTD-later re-assigned 351BG). Aircraft eventually sunk through the ice.
Attempts by noted aircraft recovery expert Gary Larkins to locate the airframe have been unsuccessful. FAA registration N9094V to Institute of Aeronautical Archaeological Research of Auburn, California, provisionally assigned to this airframe.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b17registry/b17-4297854.html
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10929
http://www.armyairforces.com/threads/b-17g-42-97854-atc.21/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress#1940s
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2015 23:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2015 23:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn] |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2020 08:39 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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