He was the son of Ernest and Mabel (Jett) Lewellyn. He married Elizabeth Huston Shehan in 1929, they had one son.
On April 2, 1942, Lewellyn was flying as an observer on a B-17 bomber assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron and piloted by Captain Elmer Parsel. They were to take part in an attack on enemy shipping at Rangoon. The B-17 began its takeoff roll at the airfield in Asansol, India. Parsel was one of the most seasoned pilots in the combat zone, having gained experience the hard way with the 19th Bomb Group in the Philippines. Now, Parsel apparently slipped off the runway, perhaps because he forgot to unlock his controls. There was a stump at the right side of the runway. Parsel saw it and pulled the nose and wheels clear, but the tail dropped down and snapped the stump, tearing off one of the plane's elevators. It rose into the air a hundred feet or so, then arched over into the far side of a gully at right angles to the runway. Though the bombs did not detonate, the crash killed everyone on board.
Lewellyn was from Jefferson County, KY.
On April 2, 1942, Lewellyn was flying as an observer on a B-17 bomber assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron and piloted by Captain Elmer Parsel. They were to take part in an attack on enemy shipping at Rangoon. The B-17 began its takeoff roll at the airfield in Asansol, India. Parsel was one of the most seasoned pilots in the combat zone, having gained experience the hard way with the 19th Bomb Group in the Philippines. Now, Parsel apparently slipped off the runway, perhaps because he forgot to unlock his controls. There was a stump at the right side of the runway. Parsel saw it and pulled the nose and wheels clear, but the tail dropped down and snapped the stump, tearing off one of the plane's elevators. It rose into the air a hundred feet or so, then arched over into the far side of a gully at right angles to the runway. Though the bombs did not detonate, the crash killed everyone on board.
Lewellyn was from Jefferson County, KY.
He was the son of Ernest and Mabel (Jett) Lewellyn. He married Elizabeth Huston Shehan in 1929, they had one son.
On April 2, 1942, Lewellyn was flying as an observer on a B-17 bomber assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron and piloted by Captain Elmer Parsel. They were to take part in an attack on enemy shipping at Rangoon. The B-17 began its takeoff roll at the airfield in Asansol, India. Parsel was one of the most seasoned pilots in the combat zone, having gained experience the hard way with the 19th Bomb Group in the Philippines. Now, Parsel apparently slipped off the runway, perhaps because he forgot to unlock his controls. There was a stump at the right side of the runway. Parsel saw it and pulled the nose and wheels clear, but the tail dropped down and snapped the stump, tearing off one of the plane's elevators. It rose into the air a hundred feet or so, then arched over into the far side of a gully at right angles to the runway. Though the bombs did not detonate, the crash killed everyone on board.
Lewellyn was from Jefferson County, KY.
On April 2, 1942, Lewellyn was flying as an observer on a B-17 bomber assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron and piloted by Captain Elmer Parsel. They were to take part in an attack on enemy shipping at Rangoon. The B-17 began its takeoff roll at the airfield in Asansol, India. Parsel was one of the most seasoned pilots in the combat zone, having gained experience the hard way with the 19th Bomb Group in the Philippines. Now, Parsel apparently slipped off the runway, perhaps because he forgot to unlock his controls. There was a stump at the right side of the runway. Parsel saw it and pulled the nose and wheels clear, but the tail dropped down and snapped the stump, tearing off one of the plane's elevators. It rose into the air a hundred feet or so, then arched over into the far side of a gully at right angles to the runway. Though the bombs did not detonate, the crash killed everyone on board.
Lewellyn was from Jefferson County, KY.
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