Sergeant Montagno perished in the crash-landing of U.S. Army Air Corps B-29-1-BA Superfortress #42-63357 in Karachi, India [pre-Pakistan] when the bomber experienced engine failures. Three other crewmembers were also killed. He was in the tailgunner position. (Information courtesy of Tim Cook)
Also, shootski provided:
From the diary of Dr. Yates C. Smith
April 20th 1944 (Thursday) - We arrived at Karachi, India in a terrible sand storm. Major Blackmore's plane (42 6357) was due to land in front of us. We were all running low on fuel. There were no electronic approach systems available as there are today. Everyone was having difficulty finding the runway. Blackmore's plane crashed just before we landed. His plane slid on the ground, and into a British barracks killing some of the soldiers inside. This was the second B-29 crew in our squadron to crash with a loss of life.
Killed in this plane were:
Maj. Ernest L. Blackmore, Pilot
Lt. Richard I. McChesney, Navigator Bombardier
Lt. Paul W. Endlich, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Christopher D. Montagno, Tail Gunner
Sgt. William G. Lester, Gunner
Also, shootski provided:
From the diary of Dr. Yates C. Smith
April 20th 1944 (Thursday) - We arrived at Karachi, India in a terrible sand storm. Major Blackmore's plane (42 6357) was due to land in front of us. We were all running low on fuel. There were no electronic approach systems available as there are today. Everyone was having difficulty finding the runway. Blackmore's plane crashed just before we landed. His plane slid on the ground, and into a British barracks killing some of the soldiers inside. This was the second B-29 crew in our squadron to crash with a loss of life.
Killed in this plane were:
Maj. Ernest L. Blackmore, Pilot
Lt. Richard I. McChesney, Navigator Bombardier
Lt. Paul W. Endlich, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Christopher D. Montagno, Tail Gunner
Sgt. William G. Lester, Gunner
Sergeant Montagno perished in the crash-landing of U.S. Army Air Corps B-29-1-BA Superfortress #42-63357 in Karachi, India [pre-Pakistan] when the bomber experienced engine failures. Three other crewmembers were also killed. He was in the tailgunner position. (Information courtesy of Tim Cook)
Also, shootski provided:
From the diary of Dr. Yates C. Smith
April 20th 1944 (Thursday) - We arrived at Karachi, India in a terrible sand storm. Major Blackmore's plane (42 6357) was due to land in front of us. We were all running low on fuel. There were no electronic approach systems available as there are today. Everyone was having difficulty finding the runway. Blackmore's plane crashed just before we landed. His plane slid on the ground, and into a British barracks killing some of the soldiers inside. This was the second B-29 crew in our squadron to crash with a loss of life.
Killed in this plane were:
Maj. Ernest L. Blackmore, Pilot
Lt. Richard I. McChesney, Navigator Bombardier
Lt. Paul W. Endlich, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Christopher D. Montagno, Tail Gunner
Sgt. William G. Lester, Gunner
Also, shootski provided:
From the diary of Dr. Yates C. Smith
April 20th 1944 (Thursday) - We arrived at Karachi, India in a terrible sand storm. Major Blackmore's plane (42 6357) was due to land in front of us. We were all running low on fuel. There were no electronic approach systems available as there are today. Everyone was having difficulty finding the runway. Blackmore's plane crashed just before we landed. His plane slid on the ground, and into a British barracks killing some of the soldiers inside. This was the second B-29 crew in our squadron to crash with a loss of life.
Killed in this plane were:
Maj. Ernest L. Blackmore, Pilot
Lt. Richard I. McChesney, Navigator Bombardier
Lt. Paul W. Endlich, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Christopher D. Montagno, Tail Gunner
Sgt. William G. Lester, Gunner
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