Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37840 "Combined Operations" coded GY-Y of the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, crashed near the Chasms on the southern tip of the Isle of Man on the 14th April 1945
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Robert Arthur Vieille |
1st Lieutenant |
Pilot |
Killed |
| Colin Edward Liersch | 2nd Lieutenant | Co-pilot | Killed |
| Howard Edgar Le-Compte | Flight Officer | Navigator | Killed |
| Ernest E. Gallion | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer | Killed |
| Chester Frank Smailczewski | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | Killed |
| Wilby Bradley Butterfield | Captain | Passenger | Killed |
| George E. Cubberly | Captain | Passenger | Killed |
| Austin J. Parish | 2nd Lieutenant | Passenger | Killed |
| William C. Starbuck | Technical Sergeant | Passenger | Killed |
| Darrell S. Jones | Staff Sergeant | Passenger | Killed |
| Emilly Harper Rea | N/A (American Red Cross) | Passenger | Killed |
A view from the crash site towards Port St Mary.
Of those killed 6 were buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, below are photographs of their graves.
1st Lieutenant Robert A. Vieille, Pilot.
2nd Lieutenant Collins E. Liersch, Co-pilot.
Technical Sergeant Earnest E. Gallion, Flight Engineer.
Captain Wilber B. Butterfield, Passenger.
Captain George E. Cubberly, Passenger.
Emily Harper Rea, Passenger.