ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98386
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 approx |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 3rd United States Army Air Force |
| Registration: | 43-38023 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deer Mountain, Oxford County, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Kearney Army Air Field |
| Bangor’s Dow Army Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed in wooded terrain on high ground when off course and in very poor visibility.
Pilot O-753781 2nd Lt John T. Cast and his crew of nine were all killed.
This aircraft was a B-17G, and not a B-17J as sometimes reported.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/like-a-giant-lawn-mower-went-through-there-brewer-man-recalls-b-17-crash-70-years-ago-in-western-maine/?ref=moreInbangor]
http://www.eskerridge.com/bj/303rdbg/crashsit.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2014 10:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2014 22:58 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2019 07:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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