Boeing
B-29A 44-62276 Superfortress of the 301st Bombardment Group USAF, crashed below Beinn Tharsuinn about 2.5 miles to
the west of Lochgoilhead in central Scotland on the 17th January 1949 while
flying from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire to Keflavik in Iceland. No cause was
ever determined for the accident although icing was seen as a contributory
factor.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Service No. |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Sheldon
C. Craigmyle
|
1st Lieutenant |
AO674474 |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Myrton P. Barry |
1st Lieutenant |
AO928749 |
Co-pilot |
Killed |
|
Richard David Klingenberg |
1st Lieutenant |
AO38398 |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
Robert A. Fritsche |
1st
Lieutenant
|
AO698967 |
Bombardier |
Killed |
|
Delbert E. Cole |
Technical Sergeant |
AF37472130 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Wayne N. Baker |
Master Sergeant |
AF6805865 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
John B. Lapicca |
Sergeant |
AF32986735 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Malcolm
W. Bovard
|
Staff
Sergeant |
AF14031043 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Anthony V. Chrisides |
Sergeant |
AF37551708 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Rufus
W. Mangum
|
Sergeant |
AF14214466 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Jack
L. Heacock
|
Private
1st Class |
AF1931892 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Henry
P. Prestoch
|
Master
Sergeant |
AF6945007 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Frank
M. Dobbs Jnr
|
Technical
Sergeant |
AF37102187 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Cecil
G. Jones
|
Sergeant |
AF44127969 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Charles
W. Ross
|
Sergeant |
AF13107559 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Robert
J. Brown
|
Private
1st Class |
AF14268717 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Rufus
G. Taylor
|
Technical
Sergeant |
AF34343029 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Paul
W. Knight
|
Sergeant |
AF31519150 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Frederick
N. Cook
|
Private 1st Class |
AF14061495 |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Bruce
J. Krumhols
|
Private
1st Class |
AF16277502 |
Passenger |
Killed |
Above is an overview of the crash site with large sections of main
spar in the foreground and memorial at the top end of the site.
Now lying on its side in a hollow is the battered tail turret.
It is only when the turret is viewed from the opposite side that the extent of the damage it suffered is apparent.
The aircraft's engines lie scattered about the site with varying degrees of damage, this engine is missing all of the equipment off the back.
This engine lies close to the tail turret and still has the propeller reduction gearbox and prop hub attached to it.