Casualty Report from 1944-01-24 |
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MACR: 99911 | AIRCRAFT: | 42-3307 |
TARGET: Frankfurt, Germany | TYPE: | B-17F |
BASE: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England | NAME: | Skipper |
SQUADRON: 351st BS - 100th BG (H) | AIRCRAFT CODE: | EP-N |
CRASH:
Crashed at Winfarthing near Thorpe Abbotts on take-off when the pilot, Lt Arch "Four Mile" Drummond had to take severe evasive action to avoid a downwind landing B-24. The aircraft impacted with a full fuel and bomb load - catching fire immediately with nine of the crew getting out. The lone fatality was the Bombardier, Maurice G. Zetlan. |
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PILOT: Lt Archibald J. Drummond - O-000000 |
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POS: P | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
NOTES: No notes on this crewmember |
CO PILOT: Lt Claude E. Schindler - O-000000 |
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POS: CP | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
NAV: Lt Fank J. McGuire - O-000000 |
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POS: NAV | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BOM:Lt Maurice G. Zetlan - O-677002 |
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POS: BOM | STATUS: KIC | STATE: Massachusetts |
Final Internment - Cambridge (F-2-108) |
ROG: TSgt Talbert E. Spenhoff - 00000000 |
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POS: ROG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
TTE: TSgt Sidney A. Cary - 00000000 |
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POS: TTE | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BTG: SSgt John R. Pendleton - 00000000 |
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POS: BTG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
RWG: SSgt Guthrie H. Head - 00000000 |
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POS: RWG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
LWG: SSgt Steven M. Szekely - 00000000 |
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POS: LWG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
TG: SSgt Nichelos Petrovich - 00000000 |
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POS: TG | STATUS: Survivor | 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 |
CREW NOTES:
Notes on this crew: Drummond's nickname "Four Mile" was given him by Harry Crosby because he lived on a farm in Kentucky that was halfway between two towns which were eight miles apart.
REPORT NOTES:
Notes on this report N/A