| Event Date: 1943-06-12 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crashed due to a collision with aircraft 42‑30131 on short final while landing at Grafton Underwood after a training mission. Pilot (2Lt Ellwood Kowalski) executed a pull-up maneuver upon observing red light from control tower and struck aircraft 42‑30131 (pilot 2Lt F Witt) which was just above. All five crew aboard Kowalski's aircraft were killed: crew aboard Lt Witt's aircraft survived uninjured. Aircraft 42‑30036 was not following established traffic pattern prior to collision. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30036 ⇗ | 546th | not known | |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kowalski, Ellwood David⇗ | 546 | KIS |
| Co-pilot | Griffin, Jack L⇗ | 546 | KIS |
| Navigator | Eggers, Samuel Andrew, Jr⇗ | 546 | KIS |
| Bombardier | Murphy, Leo Ambrose⇗ | 546 | KIS |
| Radio Operator | Blaise, Jean LeRoy⇗ | 546 | KIS |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇗ |