ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98473
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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-63382 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi SW of Batista Field AAF -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Batista Field AAF |
| Smoky Hill AAF, Kansas |
Crashed. According to the following excerpt from the official USAAF MACR Report (MACR #15308):
"First Lieutenant Glen H. Silver, O-737876, was the pilot of B-29 #42-63382, which crashed two miles southwest of Batista Field, Cuba on 10 February 1945, while on a routine cross-country training mission. Lt Silver had received take-off clearance from the control tower and taxied into take-off position. All engines were functioning normally and actual take-off was normal with aircraft under full control.
At an altitude of approximately two hundred (200) feet, the left wing dipped slightly and seconds later the aircraft plunged into the ground and burst into flames followed by an immediate explosion.
Cause of the accident as determined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board was a power stall with the left wing low, immediately after take-off, resulting in a power dive and headlong impact into the ground."
The crew killed were:
2nd Lt. Glen Harold Silver, Pilot
2nd Lt. Joseph Georgeoff
2nd Lt. Pliny G. Saeger
T/Sgt. Alfred G. Booker
Cpl. Sylvester Cancellieri
Cpl. Larry Muss
Cpl. Herbert Zwillinger
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3a.html
2. http://39th.org/39th/aerial/62nd/silvercrew.htm
3. De-classified MACR 15308: http://39th.org/39th/docs/reports/macr_15803.pdf
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43758964/silver
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1945O.htm
6. http://39th.org/39th/aerial/62nd/Crew_silver/saeger_p.htm
7. http://politenewyorker.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/happy-new-year-now-go-outside.html
Noticias de hoy 11 February 1945, p1
8. usaafdata.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2017 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2017 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2017 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2017 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2018 20:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2018 20:43 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2018 21:00 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 10:39 | Gumby778 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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