Date & Time:
Jul 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
MSN:
2415
YOM:
1941
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 16 km south-southeast of Wendover AFB. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Arthur Louis Birleffi,
Pvt Homer R. Enswiler,
Sgt Kenneth M. Gillies,
Pvt Eugene P. Holsey,
2nd Lt Floyd R. Reno,
Pvt Jessie C. Swann,
2nd Lt Van Vanderbie.
Crew:
1st Lt Arthur Louis Birleffi,
Pvt Homer R. Enswiler,
Sgt Kenneth M. Gillies,
Pvt Eugene P. Holsey,
2nd Lt Floyd R. Reno,
Pvt Jessie C. Swann,
2nd Lt Van Vanderbie.
