Event Date: 1944-10-23 |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Landing gear collapsed after returning from a training mission. There were no crew injuries. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Johnstone, William Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Weaver, Paul Hanson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Daley, Patrick Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | DeCelles, Charles Bender⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cassidy, Joseph Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Williams, J C (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Trimble, Frederick Cushing⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Passenger | Holmes, George W⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Passenger | Markley, Harland Dean⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Passenger | Mohr, James Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
ACCIREP | Accident Report # 44-10-23-527⇗ |