Martin B-26C 41-35791 of the 322nd Bombardment Group USAAF while being ferried from Andrew's Field in Essex to Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland crashed on Cronk ny Arrey Laa, between Peel and Port Erin on the western coast of the Isle of Man, on the 4th July 1944.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Charles W. Hoover |
Major |
Pilot |
Injured |
| Roy A. Schekzer | Captain | Co-pilot | Killed |
| Floyd E. Swain | 1st Lieutenant | Navigator | Killed |
| Duke MacConaghy | Major | Passenger | Injured |
| Robert C. Botsford | 1st Lieutenant | Passenger | Killed |
| Morton A. Cundiff | Captain | Passenger | Killed |
| Ralph E. Lowther | Captain | Passenger | Killed |
| Howard Myers Schull | Major | Passenger | Killed |
Very little remains at the crash site today. Most has been covered by heather and grass, however this scar remains where one of the aircraft's wings burned. There are a number of small burnt fragments in amongst the exposed slate.
Of those who were killed in the crash two were later buried at Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley near Cambridge.
1st Lieutenant Floyd E. Swain, Navigator.
1st Lieutenant Robert C. Botsford, Passenger.