Sergeant Nolan was a passenger on a B-26
Marauder that had been dispatched to England
to provide their airplane for British service.
After arriving in Greenland, the crew was
ordered, for reasons not specified, to return
to the U.S.
En-route, they encountered bad weather and
ran out of gas, and had to make a forced
landing in Labrador on December 10, 1942.
All seven aboard B-26B Marauder #41-17862
"Time's Awastin" survived the crash belly
landing.
On 12 December, 1942, the pilot began
making log entries. At one point, he made
an entry that other aircraft flew over them,
and one medium bomber passed over as low
as 600 feet but they were unsuccessful at
gaining that aircrew's attention.
On 27 December, with increasingly colder
sub-arctic temperatures and diminished
hopes of rescue, Lt. Emanuel Josephson, who
was the Navigator, and Lt. Paul Janssen, and
Sgt. Nolan decided to take the
aircraft's life raft and set out on foot.
They were not seen again. The how and why
the death date of 31 December was affixed
for these three airmen is not known.
The remaining crew sheltered in place.
The pilot logged that they ran out of
food supplies on 17 January, 1943. He
also logged that the temperature was so cold
that the airplane's motor oil was frozen and
could not be burned for heat.
He made his last entry on 3 February, 1943,
stating Sgt. Russell Weyrauch died on that
date, and that the men were very frustrated
and very weak.
On 9 April, 1943, Eskimo hunters found the
downed bomber and the bodies of the four
remaining airmen. The plane was found about
twenty miles inland from the coastal village
of Hebron.
Their bodies were recovered by an Army
team on 18 April, 1943. The bodies of the
three that set out on 27 December were never
found. There was no indication if they ever
made it over the mountain range separating
them from Hebron.
The remains of the B-26 are still in place.
In 1963, a retired Army Air Forces Colonel
erected a monument at the site to the lost
airmen.
The air crew were:
1st Lt. Grover C Hodge, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Paul W Janssen, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Emanuel J. Josephson, Navigator
Cpl. Frank J Galm, Radio Operator
Cpl. James J Mangini, Jr., Gunner
Sgt. Charles F. Nolan, Passenger
Sgt. Russell Weyrauch, Engineer
NOTE: The 319th Bombardment Group trained in Louisiana in B-26 Marauders and after completing initial training in November 1942, the group reported to the Mediterranean theater of operations where it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force.
In Oct and November 1942, it moved to Algeria as the first B-26 unit in that theater, entering combat for the first time on 28 November.
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Entered the service from New York; Service ID: 35383383.
Marauder that had been dispatched to England
to provide their airplane for British service.
After arriving in Greenland, the crew was
ordered, for reasons not specified, to return
to the U.S.
En-route, they encountered bad weather and
ran out of gas, and had to make a forced
landing in Labrador on December 10, 1942.
All seven aboard B-26B Marauder #41-17862
"Time's Awastin" survived the crash belly
landing.
On 12 December, 1942, the pilot began
making log entries. At one point, he made
an entry that other aircraft flew over them,
and one medium bomber passed over as low
as 600 feet but they were unsuccessful at
gaining that aircrew's attention.
On 27 December, with increasingly colder
sub-arctic temperatures and diminished
hopes of rescue, Lt. Emanuel Josephson, who
was the Navigator, and Lt. Paul Janssen, and
Sgt. Nolan decided to take the
aircraft's life raft and set out on foot.
They were not seen again. The how and why
the death date of 31 December was affixed
for these three airmen is not known.
The remaining crew sheltered in place.
The pilot logged that they ran out of
food supplies on 17 January, 1943. He
also logged that the temperature was so cold
that the airplane's motor oil was frozen and
could not be burned for heat.
He made his last entry on 3 February, 1943,
stating Sgt. Russell Weyrauch died on that
date, and that the men were very frustrated
and very weak.
On 9 April, 1943, Eskimo hunters found the
downed bomber and the bodies of the four
remaining airmen. The plane was found about
twenty miles inland from the coastal village
of Hebron.
Their bodies were recovered by an Army
team on 18 April, 1943. The bodies of the
three that set out on 27 December were never
found. There was no indication if they ever
made it over the mountain range separating
them from Hebron.
The remains of the B-26 are still in place.
In 1963, a retired Army Air Forces Colonel
erected a monument at the site to the lost
airmen.
The air crew were:
1st Lt. Grover C Hodge, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Paul W Janssen, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Emanuel J. Josephson, Navigator
Cpl. Frank J Galm, Radio Operator
Cpl. James J Mangini, Jr., Gunner
Sgt. Charles F. Nolan, Passenger
Sgt. Russell Weyrauch, Engineer
NOTE: The 319th Bombardment Group trained in Louisiana in B-26 Marauders and after completing initial training in November 1942, the group reported to the Mediterranean theater of operations where it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force.
In Oct and November 1942, it moved to Algeria as the first B-26 unit in that theater, entering combat for the first time on 28 November.
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Entered the service from New York; Service ID: 35383383.
Sergeant Nolan was a passenger on a B-26
Marauder that had been dispatched to England
to provide their airplane for British service.
After arriving in Greenland, the crew was
ordered, for reasons not specified, to return
to the U.S.
En-route, they encountered bad weather and
ran out of gas, and had to make a forced
landing in Labrador on December 10, 1942.
All seven aboard B-26B Marauder #41-17862
"Time's Awastin" survived the crash belly
landing.
On 12 December, 1942, the pilot began
making log entries. At one point, he made
an entry that other aircraft flew over them,
and one medium bomber passed over as low
as 600 feet but they were unsuccessful at
gaining that aircrew's attention.
On 27 December, with increasingly colder
sub-arctic temperatures and diminished
hopes of rescue, Lt. Emanuel Josephson, who
was the Navigator, and Lt. Paul Janssen, and
Sgt. Nolan decided to take the
aircraft's life raft and set out on foot.
They were not seen again. The how and why
the death date of 31 December was affixed
for these three airmen is not known.
The remaining crew sheltered in place.
The pilot logged that they ran out of
food supplies on 17 January, 1943. He
also logged that the temperature was so cold
that the airplane's motor oil was frozen and
could not be burned for heat.
He made his last entry on 3 February, 1943,
stating Sgt. Russell Weyrauch died on that
date, and that the men were very frustrated
and very weak.
On 9 April, 1943, Eskimo hunters found the
downed bomber and the bodies of the four
remaining airmen. The plane was found about
twenty miles inland from the coastal village
of Hebron.
Their bodies were recovered by an Army
team on 18 April, 1943. The bodies of the
three that set out on 27 December were never
found. There was no indication if they ever
made it over the mountain range separating
them from Hebron.
The remains of the B-26 are still in place.
In 1963, a retired Army Air Forces Colonel
erected a monument at the site to the lost
airmen.
The air crew were:
1st Lt. Grover C Hodge, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Paul W Janssen, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Emanuel J. Josephson, Navigator
Cpl. Frank J Galm, Radio Operator
Cpl. James J Mangini, Jr., Gunner
Sgt. Charles F. Nolan, Passenger
Sgt. Russell Weyrauch, Engineer
NOTE: The 319th Bombardment Group trained in Louisiana in B-26 Marauders and after completing initial training in November 1942, the group reported to the Mediterranean theater of operations where it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force.
In Oct and November 1942, it moved to Algeria as the first B-26 unit in that theater, entering combat for the first time on 28 November.
~
Entered the service from New York; Service ID: 35383383.
Marauder that had been dispatched to England
to provide their airplane for British service.
After arriving in Greenland, the crew was
ordered, for reasons not specified, to return
to the U.S.
En-route, they encountered bad weather and
ran out of gas, and had to make a forced
landing in Labrador on December 10, 1942.
All seven aboard B-26B Marauder #41-17862
"Time's Awastin" survived the crash belly
landing.
On 12 December, 1942, the pilot began
making log entries. At one point, he made
an entry that other aircraft flew over them,
and one medium bomber passed over as low
as 600 feet but they were unsuccessful at
gaining that aircrew's attention.
On 27 December, with increasingly colder
sub-arctic temperatures and diminished
hopes of rescue, Lt. Emanuel Josephson, who
was the Navigator, and Lt. Paul Janssen, and
Sgt. Nolan decided to take the
aircraft's life raft and set out on foot.
They were not seen again. The how and why
the death date of 31 December was affixed
for these three airmen is not known.
The remaining crew sheltered in place.
The pilot logged that they ran out of
food supplies on 17 January, 1943. He
also logged that the temperature was so cold
that the airplane's motor oil was frozen and
could not be burned for heat.
He made his last entry on 3 February, 1943,
stating Sgt. Russell Weyrauch died on that
date, and that the men were very frustrated
and very weak.
On 9 April, 1943, Eskimo hunters found the
downed bomber and the bodies of the four
remaining airmen. The plane was found about
twenty miles inland from the coastal village
of Hebron.
Their bodies were recovered by an Army
team on 18 April, 1943. The bodies of the
three that set out on 27 December were never
found. There was no indication if they ever
made it over the mountain range separating
them from Hebron.
The remains of the B-26 are still in place.
In 1963, a retired Army Air Forces Colonel
erected a monument at the site to the lost
airmen.
The air crew were:
1st Lt. Grover C Hodge, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Paul W Janssen, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Emanuel J. Josephson, Navigator
Cpl. Frank J Galm, Radio Operator
Cpl. James J Mangini, Jr., Gunner
Sgt. Charles F. Nolan, Passenger
Sgt. Russell Weyrauch, Engineer
NOTE: The 319th Bombardment Group trained in Louisiana in B-26 Marauders and after completing initial training in November 1942, the group reported to the Mediterranean theater of operations where it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force.
In Oct and November 1942, it moved to Algeria as the first B-26 unit in that theater, entering combat for the first time on 28 November.
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Entered the service from New York; Service ID: 35383383.
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