2nd Lt Teall died in a fatal crash in South Italy, occurred 5 miles North of Bovino, exactly near Panni (Province of Foggia), on 22nd November 1944, 8:30 AM, for unknown reasons. The plane was a B-24J number #42-51747, taken off from Castelluccio Field (Foggia Airfield Complex) and was part of 451st Bomb Group, 725th squadron, 15th Air Force. All the crew died on fatal crash: Teall, Walter, Jacobsen, Bales, Oxford, Yount, Sullivan, Haser, Diskin, Gulledge. According to official documents, the plane entered into a spin, probably from pilot error, and crashed on fields. The B-24 was on mission, the target of the day was Munich, Germany.



Aircraft Serial Number #42-51747

Date 22 Nov 1944

Airplane Type: Ford B-24J-10-FO Liberator MSN 3142/3356

(725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at 5th Air Force Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)

Crashed 22 Nov 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Bovino Italy. Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.



Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur J Teall O-736579

Co Pilot 2nd Lt Raymond S Walter O-827762

Navigator 2nd Lt Ralph G. Jacobsen O-2056322

Bombardier 2nd Lt Warren H. Bales O-2057731

Engineer SGT Welford L Oxford 35791683

Radio Operator SGT Daniel H Yount 35799904

Asst Eng SGT William L Sullivan 17181555

AG SGT Joseph F Haser 16115407

AG SGT James J Diskin Jr. 35455407

AAG SSGT Joseph F Gulledge 15060459