1st Lt. Fox was a Navigator/Bombardier on a B-25 Mitchell bomber crew with the 14th Air Force, 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron in the China-Burma-India theater during WWII.
The crew of this B-25 consisted of:
1st Lt. Robert C. Lloyd, pilot
1st Lt. Neal R. McMahon, co-pilot
1st Lt. Melvin P. Fox, navigator/bombardier
Sgt. Paul E. Jackson
Sgt. Vernon Artz
Sgt. Albert Jones
January 26, 1944 - A transport plane, a C-54A, was carrying home men who had served their time in China. The plane crashed after take off at Accra, Gold Coast, Africa, killing all on board including 1st. Melvin P. Fox from the 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron.
1st Lt. Lloyd, Sgt. Jackson, Sgt. Artz, and Sgt. Jones, who were not passengers on this ill-fated C54A flight, survived the war.
Mr. Jackson is still living in Connecticut.
Note: Sgt. Paul Jackson passed away in March 2016, Find-A-Grave # 166237564
1st Lt. Lloyd, later Major Lloyd, passed away in January 1999, Find-A-Grave # 19857547.
1st Lt. McMahon, Find-A-Grave # 104466692 was killed in the same accident as 1st Lt. Fox.
The whereabouts and dispositions of Sgt. Artz and Sgt. Jones are unknown as of 2015.
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Operator: United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-37292
MSN: 3083
First flight: 1943
Total: Fatalities: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Accra Airport (ACC) ( Ghana)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana
Narrative: Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft carried servicemen back to the U.S.
At least 23 passengers and crew were killed.
The crew of this B-25 consisted of:
1st Lt. Robert C. Lloyd, pilot
1st Lt. Neal R. McMahon, co-pilot
1st Lt. Melvin P. Fox, navigator/bombardier
Sgt. Paul E. Jackson
Sgt. Vernon Artz
Sgt. Albert Jones
January 26, 1944 - A transport plane, a C-54A, was carrying home men who had served their time in China. The plane crashed after take off at Accra, Gold Coast, Africa, killing all on board including 1st. Melvin P. Fox from the 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron.
1st Lt. Lloyd, Sgt. Jackson, Sgt. Artz, and Sgt. Jones, who were not passengers on this ill-fated C54A flight, survived the war.
Mr. Jackson is still living in Connecticut.
Note: Sgt. Paul Jackson passed away in March 2016, Find-A-Grave # 166237564
1st Lt. Lloyd, later Major Lloyd, passed away in January 1999, Find-A-Grave # 19857547.
1st Lt. McMahon, Find-A-Grave # 104466692 was killed in the same accident as 1st Lt. Fox.
The whereabouts and dispositions of Sgt. Artz and Sgt. Jones are unknown as of 2015.
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Operator: United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-37292
MSN: 3083
First flight: 1943
Total: Fatalities: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Accra Airport (ACC) ( Ghana)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana
Narrative: Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft carried servicemen back to the U.S.
At least 23 passengers and crew were killed.
1st Lt. Fox was a Navigator/Bombardier on a B-25 Mitchell bomber crew with the 14th Air Force, 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron in the China-Burma-India theater during WWII.
The crew of this B-25 consisted of:
1st Lt. Robert C. Lloyd, pilot
1st Lt. Neal R. McMahon, co-pilot
1st Lt. Melvin P. Fox, navigator/bombardier
Sgt. Paul E. Jackson
Sgt. Vernon Artz
Sgt. Albert Jones
January 26, 1944 - A transport plane, a C-54A, was carrying home men who had served their time in China. The plane crashed after take off at Accra, Gold Coast, Africa, killing all on board including 1st. Melvin P. Fox from the 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron.
1st Lt. Lloyd, Sgt. Jackson, Sgt. Artz, and Sgt. Jones, who were not passengers on this ill-fated C54A flight, survived the war.
Mr. Jackson is still living in Connecticut.
Note: Sgt. Paul Jackson passed away in March 2016, Find-A-Grave # 166237564
1st Lt. Lloyd, later Major Lloyd, passed away in January 1999, Find-A-Grave # 19857547.
1st Lt. McMahon, Find-A-Grave # 104466692 was killed in the same accident as 1st Lt. Fox.
The whereabouts and dispositions of Sgt. Artz and Sgt. Jones are unknown as of 2015.
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Operator: United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-37292
MSN: 3083
First flight: 1943
Total: Fatalities: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Accra Airport (ACC) ( Ghana)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana
Narrative: Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft carried servicemen back to the U.S.
At least 23 passengers and crew were killed.
The crew of this B-25 consisted of:
1st Lt. Robert C. Lloyd, pilot
1st Lt. Neal R. McMahon, co-pilot
1st Lt. Melvin P. Fox, navigator/bombardier
Sgt. Paul E. Jackson
Sgt. Vernon Artz
Sgt. Albert Jones
January 26, 1944 - A transport plane, a C-54A, was carrying home men who had served their time in China. The plane crashed after take off at Accra, Gold Coast, Africa, killing all on board including 1st. Melvin P. Fox from the 341st Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron.
1st Lt. Lloyd, Sgt. Jackson, Sgt. Artz, and Sgt. Jones, who were not passengers on this ill-fated C54A flight, survived the war.
Mr. Jackson is still living in Connecticut.
Note: Sgt. Paul Jackson passed away in March 2016, Find-A-Grave # 166237564
1st Lt. Lloyd, later Major Lloyd, passed away in January 1999, Find-A-Grave # 19857547.
1st Lt. McMahon, Find-A-Grave # 104466692 was killed in the same accident as 1st Lt. Fox.
The whereabouts and dispositions of Sgt. Artz and Sgt. Jones are unknown as of 2015.
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Operator: United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-37292
MSN: 3083
First flight: 1943
Total: Fatalities: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Accra Airport (ACC) ( Ghana)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana
Narrative: Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft carried servicemen back to the U.S.
At least 23 passengers and crew were killed.
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