ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109832
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26G Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-34258 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Y.9 Dijon Airfield, Côte-d'Or 21 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9 |
B-26G Marauder #43-34258,442nd Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, crashed during landing at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, France.
All three aboard were killed:
1st Lt. William A. McOmber, O-759481, NE, Pilot
2nd Lt. Howard E. Kithcart, O-818069, PA, Co-Pilot
S/Sgt. Clifford H. McCurley, 35684221, OH, Flight Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/879650/howard-e-kithcart
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2012 01:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 23-Feb-2022 07:47 | Gumby778 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Jul-2022 10:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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