THIS IS AN OPEN FORUM CREATED FOR ANYONE TO DISCUSS THE 28 LOST AIRMEN WHO DIED ON AUGUST 3, 1944, WHEN THEIR C-47 WAS TORN APART IN A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SANDHILLS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
Naper
August 3, 1944
C-47 "Skytrain" Transport
In Memory
Crew
Capt. Stanley J. Meadows …..pilot…..Grimes, IA
Capt. Robert K. Bohle …..copilot…..Chicago, IL
Capt. Leslie B. Roberts …..Flt. Surgeon…..Brooklyn, NY
Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar …..Crew Chief…..Springfield, OH
Passengers (P-47 pilots)
2nd Lt. William F. Acree …..pilot…..Fairbury, NE
F/O John F. Albert …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. William C. Armstrong …..pilot…..Nashville, MO
2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett, Jr …..pilot…..Fairmont, WV
2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee …..pilot…..Eddyville, NE
2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann …..pilot…..Charlotte, NC
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown …..pilot…..Milwaukie, OR
2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown …..pilot…..San Leandro, CA
2nd Lt. James C. Burke, Jr …..pilot…..Milton, MA
2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson …..pilot…..Kansas City, MO
1st Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill …..pilot…..Joplin, MO
2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson …..pilot…..San Diego, CA
1st Lt. Clayton R. Jolley …..pilot…..Del Rey, CA
1st Lt. Leonard C. Jolley …..pilot…..Fresno, CA
2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller …..pilot…..Middletown, MD
2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle …..pilot…..Morton, TX
2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Jr …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley …..pilot…..Los Angeles, CA
2nd Lt. Anthony J. Paladino …..pilot…..Los Angeles, CA
2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson …..pilot…..Cleveland, OH
2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope …..pilot…..Oklahoma City, OK
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter …..pilot…..Prosper, TX
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. LaVon H. Sehorn …..pilot…..Klamath Falls, OR
THIS IS AN OPEN FORUM CREATED FOR ANYONE TO DISCUSS THE 28 LOST AIRMEN WHO DIED ON AUGUST 3, 1944, WHEN THEIR C-47 WAS TORN APART IN A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SANDHILLS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
Naper
August 3, 1944
C-47 "Skytrain" Transport
In Memory
Crew
Capt. Stanley J. Meadows …..pilot…..Grimes, IA
Capt. Robert K. Bohle …..copilot…..Chicago, IL
Capt. Leslie B. Roberts …..Flt. Surgeon…..Brooklyn, NY
Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar …..Crew Chief…..Springfield, OH
Passengers (P-47 pilots)
2nd Lt. William F. Acree …..pilot…..Fairbury, NE
F/O John F. Albert …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. William C. Armstrong …..pilot…..Nashville, MO
2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett, Jr …..pilot…..Fairmont, WV
2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee …..pilot…..Eddyville, NE
2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann …..pilot…..Charlotte, NC
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown …..pilot…..Milwaukie, OR
2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown …..pilot…..San Leandro, CA
2nd Lt. James C. Burke, Jr …..pilot…..Milton, MA
2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson …..pilot…..Kansas City, MO
1st Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill …..pilot…..Joplin, MO
2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson …..pilot…..San Diego, CA
1st Lt. Clayton R. Jolley …..pilot…..Del Rey, CA
1st Lt. Leonard C. Jolley …..pilot…..Fresno, CA
2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller …..pilot…..Middletown, MD
2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle …..pilot…..Morton, TX
2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Jr …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley …..pilot…..Los Angeles, CA
2nd Lt. Anthony J. Paladino …..pilot…..Los Angeles, CA
2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson …..pilot…..Cleveland, OH
2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope …..pilot…..Oklahoma City, OK
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter …..pilot…..Prosper, TX
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts …..pilot…..Chicago, IL
2nd Lt. LaVon H. Sehorn …..pilot…..Klamath Falls, OR
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