ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97420
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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:30-21:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-5102 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 Mi N Glenrock, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAB, Casper, WY |
| return to same |
Crashed returning from a high-altitude practice bombing mission. Control may have been lost due to spatial disorientation, flying in freezing and instrument conditions. The aircraft crashed alongside a small hill, to the west of Ross Road and about 25 miles north of Glenrock, Wyoming. Wreckage was strewn for about 1,000 feet beyond the first point of contact with the ground.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Louis E. Machala, Jr., O-665317, TX, Pilot
2nd Lt. Ned J. DeVries, O-736488, OR, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Harry M. Cannon, O-670086, OH, Navigator
2nd Lt. Joseph N. Hershman, O-734459, CA, Bombardier
S/Sgt. John F. Elson, 35378625, OH, Assistant Engineer
S/Sgt. Alfred W. Fuller, 11009627, MA, Asst. Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Eugene D. Giles, Jr., 15104029, IN, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. John W. Madden, Jr., 35478097, IN, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Robert C. Parrott, Jr., 39392675, CA, Gunner
Sgt. James C. Fisher, 6965663, NC, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/528282317/
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103703902/james-carroll-fisher#add-to-vc
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2021 18:23 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2022 06:56 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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