| Event Date: 1945-05-16 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Ground Accident Comments: While taxiing after landing, the right tire blew, resulting in the aircraft nosing over. No personnel were injured. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97986 ⇗ | not known | ||
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Welsh, James H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Grimm, Karel A⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Reynolds, Edward M⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bernard, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Miller, Lester E, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rank, William John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Schwertfeger, Norman Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-05-16-512⇗ |