Date & Time:
Nov 30, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5283
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3822
YOM:
1942
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:
Shortly after a night takeoff from Sioux City Airport, while climbing in a snowstorm, the airplane suffered an apparent engine failure, stalled and crashed near the airport. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward E. Lowery Jr.,
2nd Lt Earl B. Reynolds Jr.,
2nd Lt Henry Bunn,
2nd Lt Leon R. Christensen,
2nd Lt Harry J. Kaufman Jr.,
T/Sgt James G. Kirkpatrick,
S/Sgt Wayne A. Sims,
Sgt Robert E. Ables,
Sgt Alexander Armstrong Jr.,
Sgt Arlo H. Brown.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward E. Lowery Jr.,
2nd Lt Earl B. Reynolds Jr.,
2nd Lt Henry Bunn,
2nd Lt Leon R. Christensen,
2nd Lt Harry J. Kaufman Jr.,
T/Sgt James G. Kirkpatrick,
S/Sgt Wayne A. Sims,
Sgt Robert E. Ables,
Sgt Alexander Armstrong Jr.,
Sgt Arlo H. Brown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.
