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MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Curtis R.  Biddick  - O-729797
MACR: 00675 FICHE : 00223

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 418th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: Regansburg  
INTENDED DESTINATION: North Africa    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: CAVU    

GIVE
DATE: 1943-08-17 TIME: 10:00 LOCATION: Near Frankfurt

SPECIFY:

Information not available

CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy aircraft

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-5860
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: F  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: 41-57850
B: 41-58748
C: 43-57666
D: 41-58971
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 371755
B: 372446
C: 371052
D: 372096		 E: 372003
F: 371770
G: 371577
H: 371717		 I: 166730
J: 372096
K: 372236
L: 372091

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 10 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 10

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Curtis R.  Biddick 1Lt O-729797
CP Richard L. Snyder F/O T-60803
NAV (N) John C. Dennis 2Lt O-730235
BOM (B) Dan B. McKay 1Lt O-729774
RAD Robert R. DeKay TSgt 36501948
ENG Lawrence E. Godbey TSgt 13033162
BAL Walter Halunka SSgt 16081593
WG (W) Clarence R. Bowlin SSgt 16027969
WG (W) Howard J. Brock TSgt 36178177
TG (T) William M. Blank SSgt 14050232

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Owen D. Roane F/O T-120216
last sighted near Frankfurt
Bernard A. Demarco 1Lt O-791290
last sighted near Frankfurt    

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
Copilot stepped out on flaming right wing, fire in cockpit.  Reached back for his parachute, stepped back on wing and jumped.  Conflicting opinion as to whether chute opened or not.  (F/O O. D. Roane)

Time 1030 at 50 degrees 20' N - 06 degrees and 50' E - Snyder seen to abandon ship, chute opened, plane peeled off to right going down in wide circle.  Plane was not seen crash or land.  (B. A. DeMarco)
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt  Air Corps Personnel Officer  


DATE PREPARED:
  1943-09-05


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
According to Van McKay, Paul Warner "became ill in Bangor, Maine and was grounded there. He did not fly over to England with us." Roy Schellin, John Stireman and Al Vickers were all wounded severely in the 'Paris' raid. I heard they were scheduled to be shipped back to the States, but can't say positively that they were. The last I saw of them they were in the hospital in England "