41-2620 accident at Mitchel Field

[Steve Birdsall]

I’m hoping to find photos of B-17E 41-2620, which was involved in a collision with a truck at Mitchel Field on 29 May 1942.

It was a taxying accident due to brake failure – pilot Lt Col Herbert K. Baisley.

The AAIR site does not list an accident report for this date and plane, but it is noted on 41-2620’s record card.

NOTE: Pilot's name and rank corrected.

[terveurn]

Several Maxwell CD's might have the what you are seeking (or you could end-up with 4 CD's worth of VD records)

1) A4081 (NCLUDES S-2 (INTELLIGENCE) DIARIES AND JOURNALS FOR 40 BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (MEDIUM), 4 ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON (HEAVY) AND 25 ANTISUBMARINE WING)

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/200/105.xml

2) A0214 (DEPOT LOCATED AT MITCHEL FIELD, NY; ACTIVATED C. 1 FEB 42.)

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/010/427.xml

3) B2413 (DEPOT LOCATED AT MITCHEL FIELD, NY; ACTIVATED C. 1 FEB 42.)

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/010/427.xml

4) M2266 (MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), NY)

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/489/043.xml

Dave

[Steve Birdsall]

Thanks Dave, I'll give that a try.