ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98023
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-97622 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Bishops Waltham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Mission 210 - 23 July 1944 - Ran out of fuel when approaching the English coast on the return trip from Creil, France.
The Navigator and Pilot were unable to find an emergency airfield on which to land.
Three engines were out and the 4th was sputtering on and off.
The crew was ordered to bail out while crossing the English coast.
Seven crewmen made successful parachute jumps on a country side hill.
F/O Saul A. Cooper (N) suffered a broken ankle.
F/O Cecil M. Miller (P) jumped but was killed on landing. His chute handle had been pulled but the parachute was still semi-packed.
Sgt William A. Zweck (TG) parachute caught in the B-17s elevators and he was killed when the B-17 crashed at Bishop Waltham.
Crew:
F/O Cecil M. Miller (P-KIA)
F/O Saul A. Cooper (N-B/O)
F/O John N. Petersen (CP-B/O)
2Lt Jackson R. Bohannon (B)
Sgt Karl W. Carlson (WG-B/O)
Sgt William W. Robertson (WG)
S/Sgt William H. Wilson (R-B/O)
Sgt William A. Zweck (TG-KIA)
Sgt James M. Pierce (BT-B/O)
S/Sgt Earl W. Sheets (E-B/O)
Sources:
http://www.303rdbg.com/358miller.html
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2011 06:46 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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