Date & Time:
Dec 23, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
45-21775
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ladd - Ladd
MSN:
13669
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew left Ladd Army Airfield in the day for a 15 hours training sortie. While flying over the Seward Peninsula at low height, the four engine aircraft christened 'The Clobbered Turkey' hit the slope of Mt Hot Springs. The aircraft was written off but all eight crew members survived. Two of them decided to walk away to find help but were found dead few days later. Six other occupants were rescued later and three rescuers were killed as well during the salvage operations.
Crew:
Lt Vern H. Arnett, pilot,
Lt Donald B. Duesler, copilot,
Lt Frederick E. Sheetz, navigator,
Lt Lyle B. Larson, flight engineer,
Lt Francis Schaack, radar operator,
T/Sgt Wilbur E. Decker, electrical mechanic,
Sgt Olan R. Samford, radio operator,
S/Sgt Leslie R. Warre, photographer.
Source:
http://vintageairphotos.blogspot.ch/2014/12/the-legacy-of-clobbered-turkey-tragedy_19.html
Crew:
Lt Vern H. Arnett, pilot,
Lt Donald B. Duesler, copilot,
Lt Frederick E. Sheetz, navigator,
Lt Lyle B. Larson, flight engineer,
Lt Francis Schaack, radar operator,
T/Sgt Wilbur E. Decker, electrical mechanic,
Sgt Olan R. Samford, radio operator,
S/Sgt Leslie R. Warre, photographer.
Source:
http://vintageairphotos.blogspot.ch/2014/12/the-legacy-of-clobbered-turkey-tragedy_19.html
