42-5840
Delivered Long Beach 15/3/43; Scotts Bluff 29/3/43; Salina 15/4/43; Presque 2/5/43; Assigned Davis Prov Gp; ditched North Atlantic and lost 7/5/43 on ferry flight from Goose Bay to UK with James F. Musser, Jr., Co-pilot: Dave Woolan, Bombardier: Chas Parlee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Atkinson, Radio Operator: Elmo Humphreys, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Shearer, Radio Operator: Bill Clough, Tail gunner: Kermit Ward (8 RTD - rescued by RN destroyer), Navigator: Joe Greene, Waist gunner: Fred Unangst (2 Killed in Service -drowned); Condemned 13/5/43.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
7 May 1943 | Aircraft became lost after encountering heavy storm about 7 hours into ferry flight from Goose Bay to Scotland with a refueling stop in Iceland; ditched near British escort carrier HMS ARCHER about 150 miles southwest of Meeks Field, but overturned and sank in two minutes. Two crew drowned, eight rescued by British destroyers HMS FAULKNOR and HMS ONSLAUGHT. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.