ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73482
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 710th BSqn /447th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-6460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Treacle's Farm, Kettlebaston, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rattlesden Airfield |
| RAF Rattlesden Airfield |
Lt William M. Wilder and 8 of his crew died after the tail section of their B-17 was sliced off in a collision with 43-38245 as the 447th Bombardment Group was assembling over Rattlesden Airfield.
The navigator survived by bailing out.
All in 43-38245 died in the accident.
Sources:
Local knowledge
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2010 23:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Apr-2011 08:28 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2013 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 00:53 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:54 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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