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| Date: | Monday 26 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B-4-MA Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 322nd Bomb Group 450 BS, 8th Airforce, USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-17943 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Station 468 Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham) Suffolk |
B-26B 41-17943 Failed to Return (FTR) from a training mission in, fatal crash Bassingbourn. Gusty conditions and a mechanical problem with the fin appear to have been the cause.
Pilot: 1st Lt Clyde Haskins Larey Jr. Service Number: 20841192 / O-791706 (Purple Heart)
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt Hiram Sears Patterson, Service Number: 14075702 / O-792305 (Purple Heart)
Nav / Bombardier: 2nd Lt Leslie Armin Heidelberger, Service Number: 17036219 / O-731065 (Purple Heart)
Engineer: Staff Sergeant Joseph C Landry, Service Number: 11029961 (Purple Heart)
Radio Operator / Gunner: Sergeant William E Speidel Jr Service Number: 32278575 (Purple Heart)
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=38524 [Last Accessed 28/05/24]
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-17943 [Last Accessed 28/05/24]
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-17943 [Last Accessed 10/06/24] - Photo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2024 13:00 | PaulL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2024 19:35 | PaulL | Updated [Source] |
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