AAR 44-11-5-7 and 44-12-5-46

416th Bombardment Group (L)

Aircraft Accident Report 44-11-5-7 and 44-12-5-46

November 5, 1943, Friday

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Aircraft Serial Number (Type): AL-377 (Douglas RDB-7B / Boston III)

3rd AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 669th Bomb Sq

Reason: Forced Landing Mechanical Failure (FLMF)

Damage: Completely destroyed (5)

Point Of Departure: Laurel AAFld, Mississippi

Location: 15 miles South DAAB, DeRidder, La.

*Personnel*
Duty	Name	Rank	S/N	Status
Pilot	Raines, Arthur Alvin Jr.	2Lt	O-747891	Not Injured
Bombardier/Navigator	McQuade, Robert J.	2Lt	O-749916	Not Injured

Notes:
Nature of Accident: Crash Landing.

Cause of Accident: Pilot lost control of ship. Parachute was dislodged from Rear Gunners Compartment: Hung on Tail Assembly causing severe loss of control and subsequent Emergency Landing.

Note: This accident was originally investigated in Report AAR 44-11-5-7, but was reviewed again on 5-Dec-1943 in Report AAR 44-12-5-46 which determined the accident resulted from the dislodged Parachute getting hung on the Tail Assembly. Both reports are included in the single PDF file.