ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97310
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1942 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 39-008 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Reading, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gander Field, Newfoundland |
Crashed following structural failure. B-17B Flying Fortress #39-008, based with the 429th Bomb Squadron, Gander Field, Newfoundland, crashed into the Harold Parker State Forest northeast of North Reading, Massachusetts during a training flight. Investigators believed that while flying in instrument conditions, the pilot descended too rapidly, causing a flutter and vibration that led to the port wing separating, and the bomber plunged into a hillside at a speed of up to 350 miles per hour, killing all ten airmen aboard instantly.
The fatalities were:
1st Lt. Marion R. Klyce, O-424398, MD, Pilot
1st Lt. Don H. Johnson Jr, O-406689, UT, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Orville D. Andrews, O-789747, NC, Navigator
1st Lt. James Phillips Jr., O-426197, AR, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Robert J. Aulsbury, 6272738, MO, Passenger
T/Sgt. Archie R. Jester Jr, 6814390, NC, Passenger
S/Sgt. William E. Perkins, 6288717, VA, Flight Engineer
Cpl. Stephen Bilocur, 7025000, PA, Radio Operator
Cpl. Charles H. Torrence, 6710244, VA, Asst. Radio Operator
PFC Sidney S. Koltun, 37075223, MO, Asst. Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237259980/charles-h-torrence
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2022 06:10 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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