Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-30254
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dow AFB - Gander - Prestwick
MSN:
5368
YOM:
1943
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
10
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dow AFB on a transatlantic flight to Prestwick with an intermediate stop in Gander. Approaching Prestwick, the crew was in contact with ground and reported he was approaching the airfield when the airplane disappeared without distress call. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended four days later as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. Lost without trace. It is believed that the airplane may have crashed somewhere into the Firth of Clyde.
Crew:
2nd Lt Pat H. Ruffin,
2nd Lt Lloyd L. Shaffer,
2nd Lt Fred G. Montgomery,
2nd Lt Herbert Frank Powley,
T/Sgt Ralph F. Atkins,
T/Sgt David J. McGadey,
S/Sgt William F. Hahn,
S/Sgt Morris Meyers,
S/Sgt James A. Riggs,
Pvt Thomas N. Cockfield.
Crew:
2nd Lt Pat H. Ruffin,
2nd Lt Lloyd L. Shaffer,
2nd Lt Fred G. Montgomery,
2nd Lt Herbert Frank Powley,
T/Sgt Ralph F. Atkins,
T/Sgt David J. McGadey,
S/Sgt William F. Hahn,
S/Sgt Morris Meyers,
S/Sgt James A. Riggs,
Pvt Thomas N. Cockfield.
