Sergeant lost at sea in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces A-20C Havoc #41-19199, into the Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began a return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, pieces of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
Historical note: January 24, 1943 was the deadliest day in U.S. Army aviation history, when 12 separate fatal airplane crashes in the United States killed 51 personnel.
Incidents on January 24, 1943:
B-24D #41-24038 , Mescalero, New Mexico
B-24D #41-24037, Alamogordo, New Mexico
B-17F #42-5334, Ordway, Colorado
B-24D #41-24216, Topeka, Kansas
AT-10 #41-1790, Thompson, Texas
AT-6C #41-32174, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
AT-6B #41-17331, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
A-20C #41-19199, Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana
A-20B #A-20B #41-2989, Mobile Bay, Alabama
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
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Entered the service from Jackson County, Missouri; Service ID: 6287830.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began a return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, pieces of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
Historical note: January 24, 1943 was the deadliest day in U.S. Army aviation history, when 12 separate fatal airplane crashes in the United States killed 51 personnel.
Incidents on January 24, 1943:
B-24D #41-24038 , Mescalero, New Mexico
B-24D #41-24037, Alamogordo, New Mexico
B-17F #42-5334, Ordway, Colorado
B-24D #41-24216, Topeka, Kansas
AT-10 #41-1790, Thompson, Texas
AT-6C #41-32174, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
AT-6B #41-17331, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
A-20C #41-19199, Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana
A-20B #A-20B #41-2989, Mobile Bay, Alabama
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
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Entered the service from Jackson County, Missouri; Service ID: 6287830.
Sergeant lost at sea in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces A-20C Havoc #41-19199, into the Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began a return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, pieces of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
Historical note: January 24, 1943 was the deadliest day in U.S. Army aviation history, when 12 separate fatal airplane crashes in the United States killed 51 personnel.
Incidents on January 24, 1943:
B-24D #41-24038 , Mescalero, New Mexico
B-24D #41-24037, Alamogordo, New Mexico
B-17F #42-5334, Ordway, Colorado
B-24D #41-24216, Topeka, Kansas
AT-10 #41-1790, Thompson, Texas
AT-6C #41-32174, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
AT-6B #41-17331, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
A-20C #41-19199, Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana
A-20B #A-20B #41-2989, Mobile Bay, Alabama
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
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Entered the service from Jackson County, Missouri; Service ID: 6287830.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began a return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, pieces of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
Historical note: January 24, 1943 was the deadliest day in U.S. Army aviation history, when 12 separate fatal airplane crashes in the United States killed 51 personnel.
Incidents on January 24, 1943:
B-24D #41-24038 , Mescalero, New Mexico
B-24D #41-24037, Alamogordo, New Mexico
B-17F #42-5334, Ordway, Colorado
B-24D #41-24216, Topeka, Kansas
AT-10 #41-1790, Thompson, Texas
AT-6C #41-32174, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
AT-6B #41-17331, Matagordo Penninsula, Texas
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
BT-15 #42-1863, Roswell, New Mexico
A-20C #41-19199, Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana
A-20B #A-20B #41-2989, Mobile Bay, Alabama
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
AT-9A #42-57006, Aquilla, Texas
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Entered the service from Jackson County, Missouri; Service ID: 6287830.
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