ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109322
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1943 |
| Time: | 14:51 |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 494th BSqn /344th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18102 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hio Helmers farm, 2 miles northeast of Sibley, Iowa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Drane Field, Lakeland, Florida |
On 6 January 1943 the crew of the B-26B4 41-18102 of 494th BS, 344th BG took off from Drane Field, Lakeland, Florida, for a routine flight but because of unfavorable weather at its destination was directed to proceed to another base. The bomber out of gas in unfavorable weather near Sibley, Iowa, and crashed at 1451 hrs on the Hio Helmers farm, 2 miles northeast of the town. All seven crew parachuted to safety and none . The plane burned after crashing to the ground
Crew names:
A'delbert L Bowen (pilot)
Robert G Newbern
Lester D Snell
Lloyd J Turner
Gerald R Franks
Henry L Fournier
H T Barquest
Sources:
The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa, 7 January 1943 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/128429382/)
Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon, 7 January 1943 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/79963858/)
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1943S.htm
http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/877/103.xml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibley,_Iowa
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/iowa/osceola-county/sibley/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2018 11:11 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2020 09:13 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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