ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98034
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-107224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grafton Underwood/S 106 -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
2nd Lt. Jung was altitude checking this A/C when weather closed in. Plane returned to base, it was dark and ceiling was 300 feet. The A/C made several passes at the field with landing lights on at very low altitude but could not see the ground. Neither could the A/C be seen from the ground only the glow of his lights on the clouds.
On a pass from West to East, Lt. Jung, finally broke out of the overcast at a very low altitude. He was in a sharp turn to the left when the left wing struck some trees tearing off several feet of the wing. The plane pulled up into the air and crashed about 600-800 yards away going in on its left side. A/C was evidently still in a steep bank to the left when it crashed.
DECEASED
Jung, Howard A.
Bates, Thomas G.
Sellars, William I.
Perry, Harold L.
Vranna, James A. was originally listed as a fatality, but survived his injuries.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2013 21:17 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
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