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He died in a fatal crash in South Italy, occurred 5 miles North of Bovino, exactly near Panni (Province of Foggia), on 22nd November 1944, 8:30 AM, for unknown reasons. The plane was a B-24J number 42-51747, taken off from Castelluccio Field (Foggia Airfield Complex) and was part of 451st Bomb Group, 725th squadron, 15th Air Force. All the crew died on fatal crash: Teall, Walter, Jacobsen, Bales, Oxford, Yount, Sullivan, Haser, Diskin, Gulledge. According to official documents, the plane entered into a spin, probably for pilot error, and crashed on fields. The B-24 was on mission, the target of the day was Munich, Germany. Alfonso Rucci, from Italy, made a historical research with Tommaso Palermo about this tragedy: by contacting eye-witnesses, american archivists and military forums, they have reconstructed all the story and organized three memorial days in Panni, Italy, for the victims, from 21st to 23rd August 2014 in the Town Major Hall. On that occasion, Rucci has shown B-24’s fragments he found at the crash site and the model of the B-24 he created. Alfonso Rucci and Tommaso Palermo are looking for relatives of victims for a contact and information exchanges. They are able to give informations about the crash (historical documents, data sheets, photos of plane and crash site) and they have intention of erecting a memorial monument on the crash site. Please, if you can help them you can write to [email protected]
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Aircraft Serial Number 42-51747
Date 22 Nov 1944
Airplane Type: Ford B-24J-10-FO Liberator MSN 3142/3356
(725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at 5th Air Force Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed 22 Nov 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Bovino Italy.
Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur J Teall 0-736579
Co Pilot 2nd Lt Raymond S Walter O-827762
Navigator 2nd Lt Ralph G. Jacobsen O-2056322
Bombardier 2nd Lt Warren H. Bales O-2057731
Engineer SGT Welford L Oxford 35791683
Radio Operator SGT Daniel H Yount 35799904
Asst Eng SGT William L Sullivan 17181555
AG SGT Joseph F Haser 16115407
AG SGT James J Diskin Jr. 35455407
AAG SSGT Joseph F Gulledge 15060459
Contributor: GFM (48657072)
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He died in a fatal crash in South Italy, occurred 5 miles North of Bovino, exactly near Panni (Province of Foggia), on 22nd November 1944, 8:30 AM, for unknown reasons. The plane was a B-24J number 42-51747, taken off from Castelluccio Field (Foggia Airfield Complex) and was part of 451st Bomb Group, 725th squadron, 15th Air Force. All the crew died on fatal crash: Teall, Walter, Jacobsen, Bales, Oxford, Yount, Sullivan, Haser, Diskin, Gulledge. According to official documents, the plane entered into a spin, probably for pilot error, and crashed on fields. The B-24 was on mission, the target of the day was Munich, Germany. Alfonso Rucci, from Italy, made a historical research with Tommaso Palermo about this tragedy: by contacting eye-witnesses, american archivists and military forums, they have reconstructed all the story and organized three memorial days in Panni, Italy, for the victims, from 21st to 23rd August 2014 in the Town Major Hall. On that occasion, Rucci has shown B-24’s fragments he found at the crash site and the model of the B-24 he created. Alfonso Rucci and Tommaso Palermo are looking for relatives of victims for a contact and information exchanges. They are able to give informations about the crash (historical documents, data sheets, photos of plane and crash site) and they have intention of erecting a memorial monument on the crash site. Please, if you can help them you can write to [email protected]
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Aircraft Serial Number 42-51747
Date 22 Nov 1944
Airplane Type: Ford B-24J-10-FO Liberator MSN 3142/3356
(725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at 5th Air Force Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed 22 Nov 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Bovino Italy.
Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur J Teall 0-736579
Co Pilot 2nd Lt Raymond S Walter O-827762
Navigator 2nd Lt Ralph G. Jacobsen O-2056322
Bombardier 2nd Lt Warren H. Bales O-2057731
Engineer SGT Welford L Oxford 35791683
Radio Operator SGT Daniel H Yount 35799904
Asst Eng SGT William L Sullivan 17181555
AG SGT Joseph F Haser 16115407
AG SGT James J Diskin Jr. 35455407
AAG SSGT Joseph F Gulledge 15060459
Contributor: GFM (48657072)
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He died in a fatal crash in South Italy, occurred 5 miles North of Bovino, exactly near Panni (Province of Foggia), on 22nd November 1944, 8:30 AM, for unknown reasons. The plane was a B-24J number 42-51747, taken off from Castelluccio Field (Foggia Airfield Complex) and was part of 451st Bomb Group, 725th squadron, 15th Air Force. All the crew died on fatal crash: Teall, Walter, Jacobsen, Bales, Oxford, Yount, Sullivan, Haser, Diskin, Gulledge. According to official documents, the plane entered into a spin, probably for pilot error, and crashed on fields. The B-24 was on mission, the target of the day was Munich, Germany. Alfonso Rucci, from Italy, made a historical research with Tommaso Palermo about this tragedy: by contacting eye-witnesses, american archivists and military forums, they have reconstructed all the story and organized three memorial days in Panni, Italy, for the victims, from 21st to 23rd August 2014 in the Town Major Hall. On that occasion, Rucci has shown B-24’s fragments he found at the crash site and the model of the B-24 he created. Alfonso Rucci and Tommaso Palermo are looking for relatives of victims for a contact and information exchanges. They are able to give informations about the crash (historical documents, data sheets, photos of plane and crash site) and they have intention of erecting a memorial monument on the crash site. Please, if you can help them you can write to [email protected]
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Aircraft Serial Number 42-51747
Date 22 Nov 1944
Airplane Type: Ford B-24J-10-FO Liberator MSN 3142/3356
(725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at 5th Air Force Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed 22 Nov 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Bovino Italy.
Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur J Teall 0-736579
Co Pilot 2nd Lt Raymond S Walter O-827762
Navigator 2nd Lt Ralph G. Jacobsen O-2056322
Bombardier 2nd Lt Warren H. Bales O-2057731
Engineer SGT Welford L Oxford 35791683
Radio Operator SGT Daniel H Yount 35799904
Asst Eng SGT William L Sullivan 17181555
AG SGT Joseph F Haser 16115407
AG SGT James J Diskin Jr. 35455407
AAG SSGT Joseph F Gulledge 15060459
Contributor: GFM (48657072)
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He died in a fatal crash in South Italy, occurred 5 miles North of Bovino, exactly near Panni (Province of Foggia), on 22nd November 1944, 8:30 AM, for unknown reasons. The plane was a B-24J number 42-51747, taken off from Castelluccio Field (Foggia Airfield Complex) and was part of 451st Bomb Group, 725th squadron, 15th Air Force. All the crew died on fatal crash: Teall, Walter, Jacobsen, Bales, Oxford, Yount, Sullivan, Haser, Diskin, Gulledge. According to official documents, the plane entered into a spin, probably for pilot error, and crashed on fields. The B-24 was on mission, the target of the day was Munich, Germany. Alfonso Rucci, from Italy, made a historical research with Tommaso Palermo about this tragedy: by contacting eye-witnesses, american archivists and military forums, they have reconstructed all the story and organized three memorial days in Panni, Italy, for the victims, from 21st to 23rd August 2014 in the Town Major Hall. On that occasion, Rucci has shown B-24’s fragments he found at the crash site and the model of the B-24 he created. Alfonso Rucci and Tommaso Palermo are looking for relatives of victims for a contact and information exchanges. They are able to give informations about the crash (historical documents, data sheets, photos of plane and crash site) and they have intention of erecting a memorial monument on the crash site. Please, if you can help them you can write to [email protected]
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Aircraft Serial Number 42-51747
Date 22 Nov 1944
Airplane Type: Ford B-24J-10-FO Liberator MSN 3142/3356
(725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at 5th Air Force Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed 22 Nov 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Bovino Italy.
Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur J Teall 0-736579
Co Pilot 2nd Lt Raymond S Walter O-827762
Navigator 2nd Lt Ralph G. Jacobsen O-2056322
Bombardier 2nd Lt Warren H. Bales O-2057731
Engineer SGT Welford L Oxford 35791683
Radio Operator SGT Daniel H Yount 35799904
Asst Eng SGT William L Sullivan 17181555
AG SGT Joseph F Haser 16115407
AG SGT James J Diskin Jr. 35455407
AAG SSGT Joseph F Gulledge 15060459
Contributor: GFM (48657072)
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