| Event Date: 1945-06-11 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Returning to Grafton Underwood from Istres, bad weather over England and poor navigation forced pilot to attempt a landing on Guernsey Island. Pilot ground-looped aircraft to prevent running off the end of the runway. There were no personnel injuries. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37971 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Sheahan, Robert E⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Strong, George V, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Logie, Loren C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Amorati, Henry Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sarabian, Charles (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | Yarbrough, James Larry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | LeRoy, Gordon H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | Putt, John Frederick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-06-11-526⇗ |