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MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Victor E.  Fienup  - O-729837
MACR: 00686 FICHE : 00226

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 351st BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: SW  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Paris Reanult Plant    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: CAVU    

GIVE
DATE: 1943-09-03 TIME: 09:25 LOCATION: Ten (10) miles SE of Paris

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-5865
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: F  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: 41-57973
B: 43-57943
C: 41-57953
D: 41-58001
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 371986
B: 372228
C: 372298
D: 372099		 E: 372131
F: 371390
G: 372027
H: 371579		 I: 371870
J: 372027
K: 372029
L: 371597

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 10 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 10

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Victor E.  Fienup 1Lt O-729837
CP Eugene Victor Mulholland 2Lt O-798016
NAV (N) Paul Pascal 1Lt O-729652
BOM (B) Blanton G. Barnes 2Lt O-730766
RAD Charles Frederic Wright TSgt 6947122
ENG Roy Arthur Evenson TSgt 39385869
BAL Nolan Dale Kreitenstein SSgt 35114035
WG (W) Charles T. Daniel SSgt 35478066
WG (W) Robert H. Brown SSgt 39606626
TG (T) Marvin Miller SSgt 120.2702

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Owen D. Roane F/O
Last sighted
   

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
Just before we reached Paris observed Fienup’s ship with #4 engine on fire. Saw 3 or 4 men bail out and chutes opened. Ship was going down, but seemingly under control. (F/O Owen D. Roane)
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARED BY: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt  Air Corps Personnel Officer  


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    REPORT: 
There are conflicting accounts of what occurred, the consensus appears to be that while on the bomb run, the aircraft flown by Lt. Richard King (Original 100th Crew #26) suffered a direct flak hit perhaps in the amidships area - thus causing King to pitch up striking the aircraft flown by Lt. Charles Floyd (Original 100th Crew #23) which exploded then and there. This is basically confirmed by Cowboy Roane, one of the closest planes to the event .Being an ex-member of Richard King's Crew and a close friend as well, he doubtless watched with rapt attention, at least to King's aircraft.  Fienup's Crew (Original 100th Crew #21) may have been involved in the mid-air as a crew man later stated, "The ship on our right crashed into our tail and probably killed Marvin (Miller)."  In any case Fineup was forced to sound the bailout alarm and it appears all but Marvin Miller did egress the aircraft. Another eyewitness report seeing a chute burning. The Germans thought Charles T. Daniels had come down with a damaged chute - they buried him (Daniels) in the Souvernix Francais Evreux Cemetery; Grave #220 - Row #7.. pw