41-39218

media-48260.jpeg UPL 48260 A-26B-20-DL #41-39218 Code: 5H-C
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Melun Airfield, France
Crashed on take off due to ice on wings

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Object Number - UPL 48260 - A-26B-20-DL #41-39218 Code: 5H-C 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF Melun Airfield, France Crashed on take off due to ice on wings

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Units served with

416th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

668th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Theodore Romaine Aylesworth

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-22629
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot - Deputy Grp Commander - Group Commander

Lovick Edward Cannon

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-562680
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Paul Elmer Parker

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-761620
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot

Richard Francis Shaefer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 669th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-25866
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander- Asst. Group Ops Officer

Places

Melun

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission	Breisach, Germany	18 November 1944
Crashed	Melun Airfield, France	2 January 1945	Crashed on take-off, slid off runway, hit a ditch. Aircraft caught fire and crew abandoned the A/C which subsequently exploded. Crash was due to frost/ice formation on propeller and wings. The laminar flow airfoil section is extremely sensitive to deformation such as frost formation, thus reducing normal lift. Frost on the propeller also reduced efficiency.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Breisach, Germany

18 November 1944

Crashed

Melun Airfield, France

2 January 1945

Crashed on take-off, slid off runway, hit a ditch. Aircraft caught fire and crew abandoned the A/C which subsequently exploded. Crash was due to frost/ice formation on propeller and wings. The laminar flow airfoil section is extremely sensitive to deformation such as frost formation, thus reducing normal lift. Frost on the propeller also reduced efficiency.