| Event Date: 1943-11-18 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Returned To Base Comments: During a training flight, the crew completed several practice landings. After the final landing, the aircraft collided with a truck while taxiing back to their hardstand, damaging a wing. A short distance later, the tail wheel assembly gave way. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3440 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | BROADWAY ROSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Philips, Wilford Pratt⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | Petro, Louis Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | Ratto, Bennie Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 43-11-18-518⇗ |