Snell, Eugene Estes (First Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-February-14

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Birth Date: 1905-April-25

Born: Boone County, Missouri, USA

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Home: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

US Army

Unit

145 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Furor Non Sine Frenis Fury with balance

Base

RCAF Station Torbay, Newfoundland

Rank

First Lieutenant

Position

Signals Officer

Service Numbers

O-482660

Final Burial
Google MapLittle Rock National Cemetery
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145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). The crew of Hudson aircraft 771 were on a navigational training flight between Torbay, Newfoundland and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when they crashed eleven miles from RCAF Station, Dartmouth. The crew of Pilot Officer T.A. Watterson, FS R.C. Rolfe and Warrant Officer Stick, and passengers Flight Lieutenant J.T. Hook, Flying Officer W.H. Thompson, and U.S. Army Lt Snell were also killed. The aircraft was not found until Nov 6/44. Lt Snell was buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas on 25th November 1944

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson I serial:771

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-February-14. They are: Hudson I s/n 771, Hudson I s/n 771.

This accident involved 6 people. Hook , Rolfe RC, Snell , Stick JR, Thompson , Watterson TAK

This accident had 12 fatalities. First Lieutenant Eugene Estes Snell US Army Killed in Flying Accident service no: Hudson 771, First Lieutenant Eugene Estes Snell US Army Killed in Flying Accident service no: Hudson 771, Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil Rolfe RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/104858 Hudson 771, Flying Officer William Hector Thompson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/9632 Hudson 771, Flying Officer William Hector Thompson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/9632 Hudson 771, Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Hook RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/8747 Hudson 771, Warrant Officer 2nd Class James Robin Stick RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/84753 Hudson 771, Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/21312 Hudson 771, Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Hook RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/8747 Hudson 771, Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil Rolfe RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/104858 Hudson 771, Warrant Officer 2nd Class James Robin Stick RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/84753 Hudson 771, Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/21312 Hudson 771