Casualty Report from 1943-08-17 10:24 |
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MACR: 00678 | AIRCRAFT: | 42-5867 |
TARGET: The Me-109 factory at Regensburg, Germany | TYPE: | B-17F |
BASE: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England | NAME: | Alice from Dallas |
SQUADRON: 350th BS - 100th BG(H) | AIRCRAFT CODE: | LN-O |
CRASH:
At 1020 hours a swarm of fighters attacked the low squadron over eastern Belgium and so severly damaged the aircraft that the pilot, Roy F. Claytor, sounded the bail out alarm. Eight of the men aboard got out safely, but Edward A. Musante's chute caught on the horizonal stablizer and when the plane exploded in mid-air or crashed he was killed. William M. Hinton, who was flying in place of Robert H. Wussow, apparently did not bail out. It is thought he stayed too long to assist Musante and this gallant action resulted in his death. Both Hinton and Musante were given full Military Funerals by the Luftwaffe and were buried 20 Aug 43 on the Airdrome At St. Trond with a Luftwaffe Chaplain officiating. Hinton's grave number is #287 and Musante's is #268 |
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PILOT: 1Lt Roy F. Claytor - N/A |
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POS: P | STATUS: Evaded | STATE: State N/A |
NOTES: No notes on this crewmember |
CO PILOT: 2Lt Raymond J. Nutting - N/A |
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POS: CP | STATUS: Evaded | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
NAV: 2Lt Oscar C. Amison - N/A |
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POS: NAV | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BOM:2Lt Kenneth R. Lorch - N/A |
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POS: BOM | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
Lt Lorch was loose for almost eight months but was finally captured at Bordeaux, France. The Germans excuted the French underground agents who were sheltering Lorch at the time of h is capture |
ROG: TSgt William Quinn - N/A |
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POS: ROG | STATUS: Evaded | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
TTE: TSgt John W. Burgin - N/A |
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POS: TTE | STATUS: Evaded | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BTG: SSgt William M. Hinton - 15324472 |
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POS: BTG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: State N/A |
Buried Ardennes Military Cemetary A - 40 - 9 |
RWG: SSgt Charles K. Bailey - N/A |
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POS: RWG | STATUS: Evaded | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
LWG: SSgt Clifford R. Starky - N/A |
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POS: LWG | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
TG: SSgt Edward A. Musante - N/A |
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POS: TG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
EX1: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
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