| Event Date: 1944-10-19 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Landing gear collapsed on return from a night cross-country training mission. There were no crew injuries. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8047 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Z | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McNamara, John Gordon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Miller, Dan Owens⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 44-10-19-526⇗ |