ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109261
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| Date: | Friday 21 August 1942 |
| Time: | 17:32 |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-17739 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harding Field, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Harding Field, Baton Rouge |
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Crashed, mid-air collision. B-26B Marauder #41-17739, with the 439th Bomb Squadron, 319th Bomb Group, collided with another B-26B (#41-17736) during a six-ship training flight. Flying at about 1,000 feet elevation, just north of the airfield. Lt. Zahn, piloting his B-26 behind Lt. Dover, fell back and below momentarily, and as he began to ease back up into his formation position, his airplane suddenly rose upward, and came into contact with the starboard propeller of Lt. Dover's plane and both aircraft collided and entangled, then both fell away and crashed down into a heavily wooded swamp, north of Harding Field, north of Zion City. The other four bombers had to take evasive action to avoid being struck by the doomed Marauders. All aboard both aircraft were killed.
Aboard 41-17739 were:
2nd Lt. William J. Dover, O-660638, NE, Pilot
2nd Lt. William R. Weber, O-790437, NY, Co-Pilot
Cpl. Frederick C. Edmonds Jr, 12029508, NJ, Flight Engineer
PFC Vernon R. Davis, 17031962, AR, Bombardier
PFC Phillip J. Peterson, 39022537, CA, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19678/?page=2
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/168963190/bill-purcell-mayhood
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2016 19:49 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2022 07:24 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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