November 20, 1942. At 1057 CWT, a Martin B-26B (41-17846) suffering the failure of the port engine crashed four miles norhwest of Versailles, Ohio, killing the crew of seven.
The airplane was part of a flight of six and was flying from Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL, in preparationf for a flight overseas. The accident occurred about 28 minutes after take-off. The B-26 was seen spinning and then to enter a dive toward the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, exploding into flames upon impact. The Accident Classification Committee stated, "It is the opinion of the Committee that the B-26B crashed as a result of the left engine; that it went into a spin at 4,500 fet msl (3,500 feet agl); that the pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it crashed into the ground. The cause of the failure of the left engine is undetermined due to the total destruction of the airplane and both engines as a result of the fire after the crash."
Killed in the crash were: 1Lt. Homer R. Peck, pilot; 2Lt. Marcus L. Dean, co-pilot; 1Lt. Robert S. Clever, navigator; SSgt. George W. Barnes, engineer; SSgt. Rufus M. Roseberry, radio operator; SSgt. Delbert C. Armstrong, gunner; SSgt. Leroy Confer, gunner.
..FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945 (2006 McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC) by Anthony J. Mireles Volume One, Page 195.
The airplane was part of a flight of six and was flying from Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL, in preparationf for a flight overseas. The accident occurred about 28 minutes after take-off. The B-26 was seen spinning and then to enter a dive toward the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, exploding into flames upon impact. The Accident Classification Committee stated, "It is the opinion of the Committee that the B-26B crashed as a result of the left engine; that it went into a spin at 4,500 fet msl (3,500 feet agl); that the pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it crashed into the ground. The cause of the failure of the left engine is undetermined due to the total destruction of the airplane and both engines as a result of the fire after the crash."
Killed in the crash were: 1Lt. Homer R. Peck, pilot; 2Lt. Marcus L. Dean, co-pilot; 1Lt. Robert S. Clever, navigator; SSgt. George W. Barnes, engineer; SSgt. Rufus M. Roseberry, radio operator; SSgt. Delbert C. Armstrong, gunner; SSgt. Leroy Confer, gunner.
..FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945 (2006 McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC) by Anthony J. Mireles Volume One, Page 195.
November 20, 1942. At 1057 CWT, a Martin B-26B (41-17846) suffering the failure of the port engine crashed four miles norhwest of Versailles, Ohio, killing the crew of seven.
The airplane was part of a flight of six and was flying from Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL, in preparationf for a flight overseas. The accident occurred about 28 minutes after take-off. The B-26 was seen spinning and then to enter a dive toward the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, exploding into flames upon impact. The Accident Classification Committee stated, "It is the opinion of the Committee that the B-26B crashed as a result of the left engine; that it went into a spin at 4,500 fet msl (3,500 feet agl); that the pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it crashed into the ground. The cause of the failure of the left engine is undetermined due to the total destruction of the airplane and both engines as a result of the fire after the crash."
Killed in the crash were: 1Lt. Homer R. Peck, pilot; 2Lt. Marcus L. Dean, co-pilot; 1Lt. Robert S. Clever, navigator; SSgt. George W. Barnes, engineer; SSgt. Rufus M. Roseberry, radio operator; SSgt. Delbert C. Armstrong, gunner; SSgt. Leroy Confer, gunner.
..FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945 (2006 McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC) by Anthony J. Mireles Volume One, Page 195.
The airplane was part of a flight of six and was flying from Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL, in preparationf for a flight overseas. The accident occurred about 28 minutes after take-off. The B-26 was seen spinning and then to enter a dive toward the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, exploding into flames upon impact. The Accident Classification Committee stated, "It is the opinion of the Committee that the B-26B crashed as a result of the left engine; that it went into a spin at 4,500 fet msl (3,500 feet agl); that the pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it crashed into the ground. The cause of the failure of the left engine is undetermined due to the total destruction of the airplane and both engines as a result of the fire after the crash."
Killed in the crash were: 1Lt. Homer R. Peck, pilot; 2Lt. Marcus L. Dean, co-pilot; 1Lt. Robert S. Clever, navigator; SSgt. George W. Barnes, engineer; SSgt. Rufus M. Roseberry, radio operator; SSgt. Delbert C. Armstrong, gunner; SSgt. Leroy Confer, gunner.
..FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945 (2006 McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC) by Anthony J. Mireles Volume One, Page 195.
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