ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109707
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Martin B-26C Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-35142 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hartselle, AL, 9 miles SW -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, Georgia |
| Kansas City |
Crashed after entering a dark electrical storm according to eye-witnesses. Was upside down head first into a rock valley in the Battleground Mountain area. 7 bodies identified. 1 missing. Flight plan confirms 8 on board. It was a modified bomber, striped of all guns, used for administrative purposes by Base Commander, Colonel Lucius Bass Manning, who was on board when it crashed. Check out my website: The Katy-Did Crash at http://adventuresingenealogy.weebly.com/the-katy-did-crash.html
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2012 04:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase] |
| 08-Jul-2014 06:40 | MicheleJ1972 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2019 14:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities] |
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