ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98250
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-39035 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reigate Hill, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grafton Underwood |
| Plauen near the Czech border |
Upon returning from Plauen near the Czech border to Grafton Underwood, the plane crashed into Reigate Hill. The pilot obviously had bcome disorientated because of low clouds.
All nine crew members perished in the crash.
The crew members were :
Pilot : 2nd Lt Robert S Griffin
Co-pilot : 2nd Lt Herbert S Geller
Navigator : 2nd Lt Royal A Runyan
Togglier : Sgt Donal W Jeffrey
Radio Operator : Sgt Philip J Phillips
Engineer : Sgt Robert F Marshall
Ball turret gunner : Sgt William R Irons
Waist gunner : Sgt Thomas J Hickey
Tail gunner : S/Sgt Robert F Manbeck
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-26994.html
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Crowds-expected-unveiling-new-memorial-Reigate/story-26160999-detail/story.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 15:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2015 14:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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