MACR PILOT: 1Lt James B. Noble - O-753812 |
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MACR: 07880 | FICHE : 02890 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 349th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: SE | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Merseburg | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: Missing from MACR |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1944-07-28 | TIME: 03:50 | LOCATION: Missing |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Other circumstances |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS: Internal explosion |
AIRCRAFT: 42-97555 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-005564 B: SW-004168 C: SW-006989 D: SW-007206 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 948040 B: 947675 C: 492002 D: 716932 |
E: 949637 F: 948841 G: 727042 H: 906762 |
I: 931398 J: 931462 K: L: |
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 | Floyd H. Mason | Capt | O-713234 |
P2 | James B. Noble | 1Lt | O-753812 |
CP | Robert e. Lipps | 2Lt | O-618896 |
NAV (N) | Robert W. Barry | 1Lt | O-704573 |
BOM (B) | Marcus M. Hertz | 2Lt | O-700104 |
RAD | Russell Ellis | TSgt | 11071717 |
ENG | Frank Cruz | TSgt | 38352903 |
BAL | |||
WG (W) | Arthur L. Roberts | SSgt | 36302434 |
WG (W) | William P. McNally | SSgt | 32775656 |
TG (T) | Frederick F. Schwartz | SSgt | 39037688 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
George S. Allen | 1Lt | Unreadable |
Last sighted | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Parachutes were used | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: "At 0850 hours near 5043N - 0820E, A/C #555 nosed down twice and the group followed, then the wheels were lowered and fire was seen in the radio room. Looked like as if it might be a flare fire. The A/C peeled off to the right. A small explosion was seen in the right wing between #3 engine and the fuselage. One man bailed out before the A/C left the formation. The others followed. Nine chutes were seen to open and the tenth had not opened when the man disappeared into the undercast. The fire in the aircraft appeared to be out when it plunged into the undercast flying steadily under AFCE control." |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
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TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Of the above, Noble, Cruz, Ellis, Roberts, McNally, and Swartz appear to be from the original Noble crew. Lipps was from the M. C. Rumley crew. Kaufman from the R. A. Wegrzyneck crew. Barry from the H. E. Bethea crew. Mason had joined the 100th with his own crew on 28 Nov 43 and may have been on his 2nd tour. "Old Daniel Boone" (42-97555) also known as "Island F for Fox" PFF from 95th BG