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Aircraft

Terry 'n' Ten

Aircraft Serial #: 42-31502

231502 Terry n' Ten

Crash site of B17 231502 Terry n' Ten on January 29, 1944. Copy of Accident Report, "On 29 January 1944, 2nd Lt Lloyd C. Marks, ASN 0-746387 and his crew took off on an operational mission in a B-17G A/C #42-31502. The takeoff time was 0631 and it was still dark. The weather was overcast at 400 feet and with 3 miles visibility. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported he had climbed to 300 feet and had lost all cockpit lighting. The A/C crashed at 0634 about 3 miles west of the field at Frenze Lane, which is NE of Scole. Lt. Marks (pilot) and Sgt. Anderson (Engineer) and Lt Lundholm (Copilot) escaped with severe burns while the rest or the crew received fatal injuries. The A/C was destroyed." (Photo courtesy of Ernest Havecker and his family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) Marks crew information

Names: Terry 'n' Ten

Squadron: 350th | Squadron Marking: LN | Tail Marking: S

Pilot: N/A N/A

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Terry 'n' Ten

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History

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DateEvent
November 9, 1943Accepted into inventory
November 16, 1943Cheyenne
December 3, 1943Kearney
December 11, 1943Grenier
December 14, 1943Presque Isle
December 8, 1943Assigned to UK
January 29, 1944TOA - Frenze Lane, UK - Lt. Loyd C. Marks - 7 KIA,
January 29, 1944Salvaged
January 29, 1944Salvaged

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