ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109186
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1942 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Martin B-26 Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-1531 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Memphis Airport, Memphis, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee |
| Jackson Army Airfield, Mississippi |
Crashed on takeoff from the Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee. The aircrew were ferrying the plane from Michigan to Jackson, Mississippi. Five men aboard were killed and two survived the impact, but one would die of injuries in the hospital on March 23rd.
Investigators were told by the survivor that there was a problem with a stuck flap on the flight leg into Memphis on the previous day. Although mechanics had serviced the issue, apparently the problem reoccurred and control of the aircraft was lost on takeoff and it banked and dove into the ground.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Joe F. Simpson, O-412978, MS, Pilot
2nd Lt. John P. Treadaway, O-427051, TX, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Frank E. Budenholzer, O-361242, NM, Navigator
2nd Lt. Roger C. Jones, O-411703, TX, Passenger
T/Sgt. Vincent A. Costlow, 6784135, PA, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Richard F. Gemein, unknown, IL, Passenger (died 3/23/42)
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Evening Independent 21 March 1942, p2
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/40295927/joe-f-simpson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2017 17:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2022 21:01 | Gumby778 | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2023 06:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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