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MACR PILOT: 2Lt  Richard A.  Beck  - O-774476
MACR: 12047 FICHE : 04418

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: 090  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: CAVU    

GIVE
DATE: 1945-02-03 TIME: 11:24 LOCATION: 5250N 1322E

SPECIFY:

Information not available

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

May have been destroyed by a Ground to Air Rocket

AIRCRAFT: 42-102958
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-023004
B: SW-002033
C: SW-007701
D: 43-64481
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 1531419
B: 1199782
C: 1200135
D: 1199804		 E: 1210065
F: 1531300
G: 12005C
H: 1199905		 I: 1299806
J: 1190953
K: 1300125
L: 1300454

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 Richard A.  Beck 2Lt O-774476
CP Walter A. Rosenberger 2Lt O-2059609
NAV (N) Dale S. Snow F/O T-132383
BOM (B) Robert D. Carpenter 2Lt O-783395
RAD Lavelle E. Giles TSgt 37485421
ENG Pedro A. Martinez TSgt 32983417
BAL Dudley S. Ingraham SSgt 31379826
WG (W) Herald R. Boyd SSgt 38061582
WG (W)
TG (T) Daniel E. McTaggart SSgt 37486248

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Last sighted
Raymond L. Heironimus 1Lt O-317437
   

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
A/C #42-102958 was hit by flak on the right wing, reported to have been a ground rocket, just after bombs away. Starboard engines began to flame and aircraft nosed over into a steep dive appartently in an effort to extinguish the fire. A few seconds later it pulled up into a half-roll heading toward the 100C Squadron, then did a spit "S"  and went down. When last seen the aircraft was nearly enveloped in fire. (R. L. Heironimus)
   
   
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PREPARED BY: GEORGE D. ALLEN
Capt., Air Corps
Assistant Adjutant  


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    REPORT: 
Crew joined the 100th Group on 24 DEC 1944.