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MACR PILOT: 2Lt  Joseph H.  Raine  - O-761187
MACR: 08815 FICHE : 03236

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: SE  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Ruhland    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 7 - 10/10 Undercast    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-09-11 TIME: 12:05 LOCATION: 5035N - 1310E

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 43-38047
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-022509
B: SW-022532
C: SW-022101
D: SW-022327
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 1216698
B: 1217029
C: 1216987
D: 1216242		 E: 1216996
F: 1217017
G: 1217013
H: 1216208		 I: 1217045
J: 1216738
K: 1216425
L: 1216980

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 9 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 9

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Joseph H.  Raine 2Lt O-761187
CP Lew E. Wallace 2Lt O-709698
NAV (N) Howard J. Kalbach 2Lt O-873849
BOM (B) Phillip D. Pitts 2Lt O-772720
RAD Vincent S. Linguanti TSgt 32430635
ENG Walter F. Jorgensen TSgt 32855915
BAL Elmer L. Farnsworth SSgt 18202545
WG (W) Edward Weinstein SSgt 37611341
WG (W)
TG (T) John C. Meacham SSgt 18168943

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

W.C. Ivosevic 2Lt O-818525
Last sighted
J.H. McLaughlin 2Lt O-816523
Last sighted    
T.H. Kemp 1Lt O-812277
Last sighted

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
"The group in which A/C 047 was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three of our aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged, some were attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one disappeared beneath the undercast. Since none of them returned no account of the loss of specific aircraft is available. About half of them appeared to be under control as they disappeared into the undercast. Two chutes were seen before the aircraft disappeared, but from which one they came is undetermined,"
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


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


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-09-13


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
JOINED THE 100TH ON 02 AUG 1944. LT LEW E. WALLACE WAS FLYING CP ON 11 SEP 44 AND BECAME A POW.  LT WALLACE WAS THE COPILOT ON LT HANSEN CREW. 

Phil J. Scudder was removed when the crew component was reduced from ten to nine. He transferred to a medium bomber group and flew 33 missions with them.