Date & Time:
Jan 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Wendover - Wendover
MSN:
3691
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
10
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 11,000 feet, the four-engine aircraft hit the east slope of Mt Humboldt located southwest of Wells. The wreckage and all 10 dead bodies were found on January 24.
Crew:
2nd Lt Cyril J. Casey, pilot,
2nd Lt Ray C. Hochheimer, copilot,
2nd Lt Clifford J. Elliott, navigator,
2nd Lt Arthur F. Kelly, bombardier,
Sgt Michael J. DiSalvo, flight engineer,
Sgt Alexander C. Johnson, assistant flight engineer,
Sgt Seymour E. Sonkin, radio operator,
Sgt Byron E. Olson, assistant radio operator,
Sgt Lowell T. Stoner, air gunner,
Sgt James A. Karnspon, air gunner.
Crew:
2nd Lt Cyril J. Casey, pilot,
2nd Lt Ray C. Hochheimer, copilot,
2nd Lt Clifford J. Elliott, navigator,
2nd Lt Arthur F. Kelly, bombardier,
Sgt Michael J. DiSalvo, flight engineer,
Sgt Alexander C. Johnson, assistant flight engineer,
Sgt Seymour E. Sonkin, radio operator,
Sgt Byron E. Olson, assistant radio operator,
Sgt Lowell T. Stoner, air gunner,
Sgt James A. Karnspon, air gunner.
