MACR PILOT: 2Lt Herbert G. Nash - O-738006 |
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MACR: 00951 | FICHE : 00315 |
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: ENE | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Bremen | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: CAVU |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1943-10-08 | TIME: 15:00 | LOCATION: Near Wildeshausen |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Other circumstances |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS: Unknown |
AIRCRAFT: 42-30840 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: F | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: 43-62574 B: 43-62594 C: 43-62595 D: 43-62329 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 396540 B: 397051 C: 397203 D: 397133 |
E: 397302 F: 385187 G: 384853 H: 660365 |
I: 563036 J: 405668 K: 397015 L: 396954 |
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 | |||
P2 | Herbert G. Nash | 2Lt | O-738006 |
CP | Robert E. Speas | 2Lt | O-680746 |
NAV (N) | John P. Hart | 2Lt | O-683239 |
BOM (B) | Vernon N. Hogsett | 2Lt | O-741521 |
RAD | Thomas B. Dilts | SSgt | 15322732 |
ENG | Patrick J. Neilon | SSgt | 6779574 |
BAL | Thaddeus L. Kirkpatrick | Sgt | 34365461 |
WG (W) | Stanley Nowakowski | Sgt | 32381970 |
WG (W) | George D. Snyder | Sgt | 35336092 |
TG (T) | Joe Bost | SSgt | 34038606 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
None | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Unknown | OTHER: Circumstances of the loss of this A/C are known. |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: | |
Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
DATE PREPARED:
1943-10-12
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
350th Sqdn.. This was the third (3) mission for this crew, they had flown to Paris on 1 Oct 43 and Emden on 2 Oct 43 Hogsett (Lt Vernon N. Hogsett) stated after the war, "The engineer (S/Sgt Patrick J. Neilon) and I landed a small pond in a farmyard. With the assistance of German civilians I got Neilon to shore. He complained greatly of back injury, which I believe was caused when bailing out of the plane. There was no external injuries. I pleaded with the Germans to bring a doctor, but I do not believe they understood me. Sgt Neilon lost consciousness immediately and I firmly believe he died before the German Officer in charge took me away with the rest of the crew members. The disabled plane had gone into a uncontrollable dive and apparently Nash, Speas, Dilts and Bost were unable to get out. The plane broke up near the tail wheel and Kirkpatrick actually fell from the ship at that time. Hogsett, after his capture, was taken to the site of the crash and identified the bodies of Nash, Speas, Dilts, and Bost which had been thrown clear of the wreckage. German records show burial of the five dead at the cemetery of Hoya/Weser in graves #34, 35, 36, 37 and 38.