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Donini was part of the 544th Bomb Squadron of the 8th Air Force, 384th Bombardment Group, and among an eight man crew on the B-17, that flew seven missions from March 24, 1945, until his death.
The aircraft involved was a 74-year-old Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, military serial number 44-83575 (variant B-17G-85-DL) with civilian registration N93012. [4] The aircraft was painted as a representation of a different B-17G, [ 5 ] Nine-O-Nine , with military serial number 42-31909 (variant B-17G-30-BO), which had been scrapped shortly after ...
CWT, at 16,000 feet altitude, made a pursuit curve mock attack from the high port side of Boeing B-17G-35-DL Flying Fortress, 42-107159, [87] terminating his attack from about 250 to 300 yards away from the bomber, but "mushed" into the B-17 while breaking away, hitting the port wing near the number one (port outer) engine. "Both planes burst ...
The B-17 slammed into a stone ledge about 200 feet (61 m) from the summit. The plane exploded when it hit the mountain and a second blast scattered fuel 500 feet (150 m). However, a heavy downpour that occurred shortly after the accident prevented a serious forest fire. The accident was witnessed by about 4,000 people at Mountain Park. [10]
The plane was carrying 10 passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Connecticut.
The historic B-17 "Flying Fortress" that crashed in a deadly collision in Dallas visited Evansville at least twice and took residents on flights.
Alan Eugene Magee (January 13, 1919 – December 20, 2003) was a United States airman during World War II who survived a 22,000-foot (6,700 m) fall from his damaged B-17 Flying Fortress. [1] He was featured in the 1981 Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 10 most amazing survival stories of World War II.
Videos taken by spectators show the P-63 fighter collide with the back of the B-17 bomber, causing both of the vintage World War II-era planes to break apart and crash to the ground in a ball of ...