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[Type] B-17F Fortress [Serial] 42-29752 [Unit] 96 BG [Location] in the Wash [Notes] Crew list: P Capt Derrol W Rogers, CP 2 Lt Norville J Gorse, N 1 Lt Joe L Hudson B 1 Lt George D Rawlings, E T/Sgt Basil F Maxwell RO T/Sgt Robert L Bennett, BTG S/Sgt Alfred G Miles WG S/Sgt Edwin C Wolfkuhle, WG S/Sgt Robert Dominick TG S/Sgt Edward C Youngers. Shortly after taking off from Grafton Underwood the left waist gun, stored internally, accidentally discharged while being checked by the gunner. The bullets injured the gunner and seriously injured the tail gunner, as well as shooting away the right stabiliser and damaging the controls. Returning to base six crew members, included the two injured gunners, baled out safely. A/c was flown to the Wash area of the North Sea, where the bombs were jettisoned and the navigator and bombardier baled out safely. The pilot and co-pilot came down in the sea off Blakeney Point, Norfolk. When recovered the pilot was dead, and co-pilot was suffering from exposure. Info from Bishop and Hey Losses of the 8th. [Date] 
13th May
1943 Lincolnshire aviation Incident Logs. (World War 2) - BCAR.org.uk
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