During a flight from Bolling Field, Washington, DC, to Stewart Field, NY, B-25D Mitchell #41-29869 suffered a wing failure while flying through an intense thunderstorm and crashed six miles north of Newton, New Jersey. All five Army men aboard were killed.
The other airmen were:
1LT Leonard Rand, O-659396, NY, Pilot
2LT Samuel B Hannah III, O-671647, WV, Co-Pilot
TSGT Steve J Sandusky, 20134581, CT
SSGT Floyd F Edmunds, 32255518, NY
CPL Murray Schwartz, 32229133, NY, Radio Operator
During a flight from Bolling Field, Washington, DC, to Stewart Field, NY, B-25D Mitchell #41-29869 suffered a wing failure while flying through an intense thunderstorm and crashed six miles north of Newton, New Jersey. All five Army men aboard were killed.
The other airmen were:
1LT Leonard Rand, O-659396, NY, Pilot
2LT Samuel B Hannah III, O-671647, WV, Co-Pilot
TSGT Steve J Sandusky, 20134581, CT
SSGT Floyd F Edmunds, 32255518, NY
CPL Murray Schwartz, 32229133, NY, Radio Operator
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