ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97339
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Date: | Friday 5 June 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 41-2661 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Lanai, HI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Midway Island |
Destination airport: | Hickam field |
Narrative:B17 41-2661 5th BG 31st sq. damaged battle of Midway. Crash landed Island of Lanai T.H. 6/5/42 wheels up in pineapple field. Origonally deemed beyond repair-repaired and returned to Hickam. later assigned 11BG 42nd and 431st sq. Espiritu Santo
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp Don Kundinger II, my Father Donald J kundinger Sr. navigator on 41-2661 "SNAFU" Andrews crew. On way to 5th AF 7/42 orders changed in transit to 11th B.G.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Feb-2017 19:08 |
don k |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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