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MACR PILOT: 2Lt  Donald A.  Waters  - O-759742
MACR: 07501 FICHE : 02732

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 350th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: E  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Munich    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 8 -10/10 Undercast    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-07-13 TIME: 10:25 LOCATION: 4800N - 0945E

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-31074
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-004881
B: 43-56768
C: SW-558
D: SW-00481
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 674594
B: 674711
C: 405492
D: 675088		 E: 676429
F: 676344
G: 674670
H: 675920		 I: 674738
J: 683717
K: 674775
L: 674959

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 Donald A.  Waters 2Lt O-759742
CP William H. Conselman 2Lt O-758536
NAV (N) Alfred M. Shearer 1Lt O-733477
BOM (B) Robert B. Crow 2Lt O-769102
RAD Bert d. Pollack SSgt 131299124
ENG Andrew Chianis SSgt 39576644
BAL Christopher W. Hoops Sgt 32431093
WG (W) Paul Annin Sgt 13171103
WG (W) Kenneth G. Youngren Sgt 16081447
TG (T) Harry P. Bellemare Sgt 31281340

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

E.C. Jones 1Lt O-759688
Last sighted
G.H. Staussy 1Lt O-753818
Last sighted    

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Unknown OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
"At 1025 hours, A/C #074 peeled out of formation and went to the left. Last seen going toward the Alps, losing gasoline. #1 engine feathered just after bombs away."
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant  


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-07-17


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
Donald A. Waters is the author of Hitler's Secret Ally, Switzerland.  Copyright 1992. Library of Congress Card Number 93-092842