Event Date: 1944-11-16 |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: During an administrative flight to Villacoublay Airfield, near Paris, France, weather closed in forcing a diversion to A-46 (Toussous le Noble). Through a misunderstanding, pilot landed on a runway that was closed to B-17 traffic. The right main gear sank into a filled bomb crater at the end of the landing roll, damaging portions of the right wing, engines, and propellors. There were no injuries to personnel. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38588 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | EILEEN'S KINDERGARTEN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Milton, Theodore Ross⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Passenger | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
ACCIREP | Accident Report # 44-11-16-534⇗ |