ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97378
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 326th. BSqn /11 CCRC USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-9174 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bovingdon /AAF Sta.112, Hertfordshire, England, -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bovingdon /AAF Sta.112 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flying Fortress 41-9174: (No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center) Take off accident. 24/6/1943
Crashed on take off from RAF Bovingdon on navigation exercise with Jim Buford, Co-pilot: Jack Berry, Navigator: Harry Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ramon Sherer, Radio Operator: Herb Jackson, pass-Lt Walter Fieg, Navigator: Capt Ralph Menees, Navigator: Lt Bill Turner, Navigator: Lt Joe Hudson, Navigator: Lt Chas Lichtenberger, obs-Lt Col Melvin Smith (11 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 25/6/1943.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 21:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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