Second Lieutenant Esinhart was killed aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29548 when it collided with B-17F #42-3464 at 10,000 feet over Brooksville Army Airfield, Florida.
Fatalities aboard B-17F #42-29548:
2nd Lt. William W French, Pilot
2nd Lt. Hartley L Esinhart, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Charles J Elisha, Navigator
Cpl. John G Pollock, Flight Engineer
PFC John E Gleason, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Leon Breslaw, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William H Hopkins, Gunnery Instructor
PFC Lester M Mood, Gunner
Cpl. Leonard G Pape, Asst. Radio Operator
Aboard B-17F #42-3464 :
2nd Lt. Ernest B Rockwell Jr, co-pilot, who was seated in the bombardier's position at the nose, was killed instantly in the collision. The remaining crewmembers survived, but several, including the pilot, were injured when the bomber crash landed. Other members parachuted out and landed without injuries.
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Entered the service from Indiana; Lafayette County; Service ID: O-828126.
Fatalities aboard B-17F #42-29548:
2nd Lt. William W French, Pilot
2nd Lt. Hartley L Esinhart, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Charles J Elisha, Navigator
Cpl. John G Pollock, Flight Engineer
PFC John E Gleason, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Leon Breslaw, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William H Hopkins, Gunnery Instructor
PFC Lester M Mood, Gunner
Cpl. Leonard G Pape, Asst. Radio Operator
Aboard B-17F #42-3464 :
2nd Lt. Ernest B Rockwell Jr, co-pilot, who was seated in the bombardier's position at the nose, was killed instantly in the collision. The remaining crewmembers survived, but several, including the pilot, were injured when the bomber crash landed. Other members parachuted out and landed without injuries.
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Entered the service from Indiana; Lafayette County; Service ID: O-828126.
Second Lieutenant Esinhart was killed aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29548 when it collided with B-17F #42-3464 at 10,000 feet over Brooksville Army Airfield, Florida.
Fatalities aboard B-17F #42-29548:
2nd Lt. William W French, Pilot
2nd Lt. Hartley L Esinhart, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Charles J Elisha, Navigator
Cpl. John G Pollock, Flight Engineer
PFC John E Gleason, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Leon Breslaw, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William H Hopkins, Gunnery Instructor
PFC Lester M Mood, Gunner
Cpl. Leonard G Pape, Asst. Radio Operator
Aboard B-17F #42-3464 :
2nd Lt. Ernest B Rockwell Jr, co-pilot, who was seated in the bombardier's position at the nose, was killed instantly in the collision. The remaining crewmembers survived, but several, including the pilot, were injured when the bomber crash landed. Other members parachuted out and landed without injuries.
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Entered the service from Indiana; Lafayette County; Service ID: O-828126.
Fatalities aboard B-17F #42-29548:
2nd Lt. William W French, Pilot
2nd Lt. Hartley L Esinhart, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Charles J Elisha, Navigator
Cpl. John G Pollock, Flight Engineer
PFC John E Gleason, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Leon Breslaw, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William H Hopkins, Gunnery Instructor
PFC Lester M Mood, Gunner
Cpl. Leonard G Pape, Asst. Radio Operator
Aboard B-17F #42-3464 :
2nd Lt. Ernest B Rockwell Jr, co-pilot, who was seated in the bombardier's position at the nose, was killed instantly in the collision. The remaining crewmembers survived, but several, including the pilot, were injured when the bomber crash landed. Other members parachuted out and landed without injuries.
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Entered the service from Indiana; Lafayette County; Service ID: O-828126.
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