Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder near Poteet: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 4, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
40-1367
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1367
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise, the airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed 16 km west of Poteet. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Elvyn L. Roberts Jr.,
F/O Odean R. Millman,
Cpl David A. Pulrang,
Pvt Carl W. Turner.
Crew:
2nd Lt Elvyn L. Roberts Jr.,
F/O Odean R. Millman,
Cpl David A. Pulrang,
Pvt Carl W. Turner.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.
