MACR PILOT: 2Lt Donald A. Waters - O-759742 |
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MACR: 07501 | FICHE : 02732 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 350th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: E | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Munich | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: 8 -10/10 Undercast |
GIVE |
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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:
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AIRCRAFT: 42-31074 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-004881 B: 43-56768 C: SW-558 D: SW-00481 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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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: |
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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." |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
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