ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97285
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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BSqn /2nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 36-153 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cape Hatteras, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley Field, Virginia |
On 5 March 1942 the Y1B-17 36-153 of 96th BS, 2nd BG took off at 0730 hrs from Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia, far a combat patrol iver the Atlantic Ocean along the American East Coast. Its last reported position was off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, a 1100 EWT. It then disappeared with its 8 crew. An extensive search of the sea and inland areas was conducted without success. The crew were declared missing and presumed lost at sea.
Crew (all lost):
Lt Col Edward Flanick (pilot)
2nd Lt James H Miller (co-pilot)
2nd Lt Robert Lenwood Garrison (navigator)
Sgt Ellsworth William Aitken (engineer)
Pfc Robert R McIntyre (assistant engineer)
Sgt Steven James Chohrach (radio operator)
Sgt Arthur L Becker (assistant radio operator)
Cpl Draper Hoyt (bombardier)
Sources:
"Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945. Volume 1, January 1941-June 1943", by Anthony J. Mireles. ISBN 0-7864-2788-4, page 58
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/156924794/edward-flanick
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/82075300
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/38953656
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/77786220
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1942.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2020 11:18 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 18:51 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2023 12:17 | TB | Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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