Y peilot ar adeg y ddamwain oedd Ail Lefftenant Robert F. Elliott, 24, o Rich Square, North Carolina, a hedfanodd o Lanbedr ar daith ymarfer saethu. Cafodd e broblemau a arweiniodd at y ddamwain. Ni chafodd y peilot ei anafu yn y ddamwain, ond adroddwyd ei fod wedi mynd ar goll yn y brwydro ychydig o fisoedd yn ddiweddarach.
The pilot at the time of the incident was Second Lt. Robert F. Elliott, 24, of Rich Square, North Carolina, who flew from Llanbedr on a gunnery practice mission and encountered difficulties - resulting in the crash-landing. The pilot walked away safely from the incident, but was reported missing in action a few months later.