MACR PILOT: Capt Robert M. Knox - O-438010 |
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MACR: 00677 | FICHE : 00223 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 418th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: Regenssburg | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: North Africa | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: CAVU |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1943-08-17 | TIME: 10:30 | LOCATION: Near Frandfurt |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy anti-aircraft |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:
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AIRCRAFT: 42-30063 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: F | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: 42-79072 B: 43-58741 C: 43-58757 D: 43-58755 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 458645 B: 494440 C: 583428 D: 494547 |
E: 458071 F: No number G: 494548 H: No number |
I: 503772 J: 458199 K: 458427 L: 503969 |
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 | Robert M. Knox | Capt | O-438010 |
CP | John O. Whitaker | 2Lt | O-798061 |
NAV (N) | Ernest E. Warsaw | 2Lt | O-667461 |
BOM (B) | Edwin F. Tobin | 2Lt | O-732685 |
RAD | Walter Paulsen | TSgt | 12077723 |
ENG | Glover E. Barney | TSgt | 39601716 |
BAL | Frank W. Tychewicz | SSgt | 36344174 |
WG (W) | Henry A. Norton | SSgt | 14090803 |
WG (W) | Alexander W. Markewski | Sgt | 12170779 |
TG (T) | Joseph F. LaSpada | SSgt | 32035862 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
Bernie Lay | Col | O-309771 |
Last sighted | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Parachutes were used | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: B-17 # 063 was seen to turn back from formation near Frankfurt. Plane was still under control when last sighted. Ten chutes were reported to have been seen. (Bernie Lay) |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
DATE PREPARED:
1943-09-05
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
This is the 100th aircraft linked the "Gear Down Legend" incident. Supposedly the lowering of the gear signaled surrender. In this case when enemy fighters joined with PICKPLEPUSS the gunners fired on them. Thus the Luffwaffe from that time on singled out the Square D aircraft and attacked them with greater intensity than other Groups. This never occurred in regard to the 100th. Martin Middlebrook has traced a similar incident to another Group. He traced and interviewed the Luffwaffe pilots credited with shooting down PICKLEPUSS and they refute the gear down theme and say they never approached the aircraft with the purpose of leading them to landing. (Adolf Galland, Commander Fighers Luftwaffe, had never heard of any special attention to any Group until after the war.)..pw