Bangor, Maine – September 17, 1944
A-26 Invader – U.S. Air Force Photo
On the morning of September 17, 1944, a flight of three Douglas A-26 aircraft took off from Down Air Field in Bangor for a ferry flight to the European Theatre of Operations. Just after take off, one of the aircraft, (Ser. No. 41-39247), suffered engine trouble and crashed in a wooded area about 3.5 miles from the air field.
Killed in the crash were:
Pilot: 1st Lt. Jack W. Williams
Navigator: 2nd Lt. Albert L. Keener https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77166738/albert-l-keener
Sources:
Book: “Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945”, by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
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