A B-17 crashed between Glenrock and Douglas on this day in 1943. More specifically, B-17F 42-5102 crashed, with the loss of the entire crew of ten, 28 miles east of Casper.
A marker is planned for this site.
Air disasters during training happened at what would now be regarded as a horrific rate.
The Afrika Korps, overextended, began to withdraw back through the Kasserine Pass. Rommel's decision to commence withdrawing was objected to by his senior officers at first.
His decision was correct, but telling. The attack had been largely successful up to the day prior, but now with a change of command and facing growing Allied firepower and superior logistics, the advance was effectively ended and now the battle's gain were about to turn into losses. This could be said of the entire North African effort, and for that matter, the entire German war effort at this point.
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Steel pennies were first stamped, and then put in circulation on February 27. The act was to save copper and was not popular.
Ukrainian born Lt. Gen. Grigory Kravchenko, age 30, fighter ace and twice Hero of the Soviet Union, was shot down and subsequently died from his injuries when his parachute failed to open. He'd grown up in Kazakhstan after being born in Ukraine.
Soviet Major General M.M. Shaimuratov, died following his brutal torture by Cossacks serving under German command. He was a Tartar cavalryman who had first joined the Red Army in 1919.
A terrible fire at the St. Joseph's Orphanage in County Cavan, Ireland, resulted in the death of 35 girls and one adult. The fire which occurred in the very early morning hours was not detected until it was advanced.
The girls who perished ranged from 7 to 15 years of age.
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