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Dec. 2001 list from Tony

Posted by bdk on Tue Apr 22, 2003 01:45:58 PM

In reply top Other WW2 Aircraft in Greenland posted by Rob S on Mon Apr 21, 2003 09:23:01 PM

Someone please tell me what No. 40 is!

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Subject: Aircraft wrecks in Greenland

Table 1: Aircraft wrecks in Greenland. Incomplete List.
1. May 1942 Lockheed B-34 Ventura 6540N03740W By Angmagssalik Went through ice; crew rescued
2. Jun 1942 Boeing B-17 Fortress 6517N04948W Ice cap S of BGSF My Gal Sal
3. Jun 1942 B-17 6831N5250W at Egedesminde Damaged in safety landing; salvaged
4. Jul 1942 B-17 (2)Lockheed P-38 Lightning (6) 6520N04020W Ice cap by Comanche Bay One P-38
salvaged
5. Jul 1942 North American AT-6 Texan 6128N04445W By Nordboso Col. Wimsatt, BW1. Two crew rescued
6. Nov 1942 Douglas C-53 Skytrain Not located Observed over Skjoldungen
7. Nov 1942 B-17 6517N4118W Ice cap wreck rescued
8. Nov 1942 Douglas A-20 Havoc 6121N4222W
9. Jan 1943 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 6108N4738W
10. 03 Mar 1943 PBY-5A BGJH Near Julianehaab. Found 3/16/43 VB-126. All ten sob dead. #02977
enroute Argentia to BW1
11. Apr 1943 A-20B 6052N4604W burned
12. May 1943 North American B-25 Mitchell 6025N4316W Crash landed
13. Nov 1943 Beech AT-7B Kansan 6538N5013W Wreckage scattered
14. Apr 1944 B-17 6324N4126W
15. Oct 1944 Douglas C-47 Skytrain 6110N4340W
16. Grumman J2F-4 Duck 6508N4100W
17. Feb 1947 Boeing B-29 Superfortress 8014N6009W On frozen lake Intact. Crew rescued
18. Dec 1948 B-17, C-47, Waco CG-15 (2) 6245N4555W Intact. Gliders intact
19. May 1951 De Havilland Mosquito 6013N4412W Wreck washed ashore
20. May 1951 Mosquito BGPC Near Prince Christian Sound
21. Sep 1952 C-47 6122N4852W Sank
22. Sep 1952 Handley Page Hastings 7807N3810W North Ice L-510 RAF. Tail visible. Fuselage used as
depot.
23. Jun 1953 North American F-86 Sabre (2) BGJH Near Julianehaab: approach BW-1 Collided; one
fatal; one eject
24. Jul 1953 C-47 7810N7208W
25. Feb 1954 C-47 6108N4405W
26. Apr 1954 PBY-5A 7802N7605W Burned
27. Apr 1955 SC-47, F-86 6108N4405W
28. 25 Oct 1956 Northrop C-119 Boxcar 7659N5615W 2.5 nm grid N from N-34 Site 51-8032A silver,
29. 19 Dec 1956 Grumman SA-16A Albatross 7623N6757W 15 nm SE TAB 51-5288A rescue a/c;
disintegrated scattered in 1300' line
30. 19 Dec 1956 Sikorsky SH-19B Chickasaw 7623N6810W 52-7551A silver/rescue; resting on side
31. 29 Jul 1957 d. H. Canada L-20 Beaver 7636N6308W 65 nm E Tuto Wings torn back
32. 25 Nov 1957 Northrop F-89 Scorpion 7636N6738W Near TAB Exploded. No identifiable remains
33. 21 Jul 1958 Douglas C-54 Skymaster 7947N4215W Wreck used for target practice
34. 24 Jul 1958 Piasecki H-21 Workhorse 7708N5930W 534363. Silver/rescue; wreck scattered
35. 26 Aug 1959 SH-21 7641N6910W Near TAB 534372. Silver/rescue; wreckage dropped in bay
36. 14 Dec 1962 Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Unknown Last contact 25 nm SE Thule AB
37. 14 Dec 1962 H-3 Unknown Vicinity Thule Likely an H-43 Huskie
38. 17 Dec 1962 C-47 East of Camp Tuto
39. Apr 1963 PBY 6045N4807W RDAF nr 865
40. Mar 1964 F-15B 6106N4638W Near BGBW No 650 intact
41. May 1964 PBY 7245N5630W RDAF nr 867
42. 28 Feb 1967 Aero Commander 6520N4210W N6313U intact
43. Aug 1967 Aero Commander 6420N4240W N362U broke up
44. 21 Jan 1968 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 7631N6320W Ca 7 nm N Thule Burned, sank
45. Dec 1968 Lockheed T-33A Silver Star 6700N5028W S shore of lake by BGSF
46. Dec 1968 T-33A 6655N5037W
47. Dec 1968 T-33A 6706N5042W Scattered red pieces visible
48. 19 Jun 1971 Bell H-13K Sioux 6256N4949W Departed L/L hdg 270 dest. 6313N5033W HB-XAU
49. 29 Aug 1976 Lockheed C-141 Starlifter BGSF runway Burned on rwy


: What other aircraft crash landed and were abandoned on the
: icecap? WIXers? Lurkers?

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