ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97406
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1943 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-5103 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 Mi E Medio, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Casper AAB, WY |
| return to same |
Exploded in mid-air and crashed. Returning to Casper, Wyoming, after dropping off an air crew at the air base in Pyote, Texas, the bomber exploded in flight and crashed on a remote mesa about 35 miles north of Tucumcari, in Harding County, New Mexico.
The flight reported by radio that they were at 9,000 feet elevation and on course. Then an explosion occurred, and the bomber broke apart and five of the seven men aboard were blown from the aircraft. The two pilots were found still strapped into their seats in the cockpit that came down on top of a mesa.
Investigators speculated that fumes accumulated in the bomb bay from an extra fuel tank that was mounted for the long flight. The explosion may have been triggered by an electrical short, or even a radio transmission.
All seven airmen aboard perished:
2nd Lt. Theodore L. Hinman, O-728869, Instructor Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert J. George, O-729843, Pilot
Flt. Off. Robert B. Goodman, T-000095, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Miller C. Ashcraft, O-730209, Navigator
T/Sgt. Maynard J. Marple, 39168474, Flight Engineer
T/Sgt. Charles F. Zinn, 37206599, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Thomas L. Hamilton, 19099876, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.gendisasters.com/new-mexico/13906/mosquero-nm-bomber-crash-jan-1943
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2021 16:24 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 18:52 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source] |
| 24-Jul-2022 06:13 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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