Name:
Ford Larimore Fair
Rank:
Colonel
Serial Number:
O-17029
Unit:
15th Troop Carrier Squadron
Date of Death:
1946-11-01
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot:
15A
Row:
Grave:
1-NH
Decoration:
Comments:
Col Ford L. Fair, pilot of the B-17 43-39338, took off from Capodichino Air Base in Naples, Italy at 2 a.m. on a transport mission to Bovingdon, England. Despite the severe threat of thunderstorms along their flight path, Upham decided to fly anyway. Only one routine radio message was received shortly after takeoff. The aircraft had crashed into the mountainside of the Aiguille-des-Glaciers, killing all aboard.
Source of photo: www.b17montblanc.org