Second Lieutenant Gutmann served with the 333rd Bomb Group, 468th Bomber Squadron.
He was a Bombardier and one of seven airmen killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5981 crashed, six miles northwest of the Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Returning during a nighttime training flight from Oklahoma City, the bomber was attempting to let down in instrument flying conditions through heavy overcast and collided with the ground and exploded, killing the men instantly, at 02:24 hours, September 24, 1943.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Leonard E Dudek, O-802267, NJ, Pilot
2nd Lt. James B Buckel, O-752175, MI, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Charles E Gutmann, O-682576, NJ, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Howard I Ravven, O-809721, MA, Navigator
Sgt. Jack P Beck, 16076349, IL, Flight Engineer
Sgt. LeRoy A Eckes, 16132240, WI, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Kenneth P Leach,36277391, WI, Radio Operator
Entered the service from New Jersey; ASN O-682576
He was a Bombardier and one of seven airmen killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5981 crashed, six miles northwest of the Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Returning during a nighttime training flight from Oklahoma City, the bomber was attempting to let down in instrument flying conditions through heavy overcast and collided with the ground and exploded, killing the men instantly, at 02:24 hours, September 24, 1943.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Leonard E Dudek, O-802267, NJ, Pilot
2nd Lt. James B Buckel, O-752175, MI, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Charles E Gutmann, O-682576, NJ, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Howard I Ravven, O-809721, MA, Navigator
Sgt. Jack P Beck, 16076349, IL, Flight Engineer
Sgt. LeRoy A Eckes, 16132240, WI, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Kenneth P Leach,36277391, WI, Radio Operator
Entered the service from New Jersey; ASN O-682576
Second Lieutenant Gutmann served with the 333rd Bomb Group, 468th Bomber Squadron.
He was a Bombardier and one of seven airmen killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5981 crashed, six miles northwest of the Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Returning during a nighttime training flight from Oklahoma City, the bomber was attempting to let down in instrument flying conditions through heavy overcast and collided with the ground and exploded, killing the men instantly, at 02:24 hours, September 24, 1943.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Leonard E Dudek, O-802267, NJ, Pilot
2nd Lt. James B Buckel, O-752175, MI, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Charles E Gutmann, O-682576, NJ, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Howard I Ravven, O-809721, MA, Navigator
Sgt. Jack P Beck, 16076349, IL, Flight Engineer
Sgt. LeRoy A Eckes, 16132240, WI, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Kenneth P Leach,36277391, WI, Radio Operator
Entered the service from New Jersey; ASN O-682576
He was a Bombardier and one of seven airmen killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5981 crashed, six miles northwest of the Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Returning during a nighttime training flight from Oklahoma City, the bomber was attempting to let down in instrument flying conditions through heavy overcast and collided with the ground and exploded, killing the men instantly, at 02:24 hours, September 24, 1943.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Leonard E Dudek, O-802267, NJ, Pilot
2nd Lt. James B Buckel, O-752175, MI, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Charles E Gutmann, O-682576, NJ, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Howard I Ravven, O-809721, MA, Navigator
Sgt. Jack P Beck, 16076349, IL, Flight Engineer
Sgt. LeRoy A Eckes, 16132240, WI, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Kenneth P Leach,36277391, WI, Radio Operator
Entered the service from New Jersey; ASN O-682576
