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VULUIVIt. cuiimn XX #/b UtNIb. • .. , . v •. LSubmitted PhotoAuthorities investigate the scene of of a B-17 bomber plane crash at the Porcupine Mountains in April 1944. Len Rogers of Ojai, Calif., survived the crash and told his story to the Ontonagon-White Pine RotaryClub Wednesday.By JAN TUCKERGlobe Staff WriterONTONAGON — April 18,1944, started as a regular day for the crew of the B-17 bomber 3349 headed for Marquette. A fire in the No. 3 engine eventually ended with the crew bailing out and the plane crashing in the Porcupine Mountains in the early hours of April 19.One of the two living survivors of that crash described the events of that day and the days following to the Ontonagon White Pine Rotary Club Wednesday. Len Rogers, of Ojai, Calif., is now 85 years old, but the memories of the crash in the Porkies, the two-day trek until he was rescued and the events that followed are as clear as if it happened last week.Rogers told Rotarians thatwhen the trouble with the engine started, the pilot was advised to head for Duluth, Minn., as the place to land. About 10 or 15 minutes later, Rogers said, the alarm sounded to jump. It was Rogers’ first jump from a plane(See CRASH- Page 3)
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Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood, Michigan, US
Mon, May 18, 2009
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