MACR PILOT: 2Lt Richard A. Beck - O-774476 |
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MACR: 12047 | FICHE : 04418 |
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: 090 | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: CAVU |
GIVE |
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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 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-023004 B: SW-002033 C: SW-007701 D: 43-64481 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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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: |
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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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DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
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PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: GEORGE D. ALLEN Capt., Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
DATE PREPARED:
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Crew joined the 100th Group on 24 DEC 1944.