MACR PILOT: 2Lt Charles H. Thompson - 0371090 |
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MACR: 01023 | FICHE : 00339 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 351st BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: E | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Munster | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: Clear with ground haze |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1943-10-10 | TIME: 15:00 | LOCATION: Munster (Time 1500 - 1530) |
SPECIFY: Information not available |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Other circumstances |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS: Unknown |
AIRCRAFT: 42-30734 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: F | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: 42-137966 B: 42-78213 C: 42-138512 D: 42-137988 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 368896 B: 312496 C: 312735 D: 386061 |
E: 386031 F: 384508 G: 384549 H: 381070 |
I: 384456 J: 380869 K: 386001 L: 384616 |
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 | Charles H. Thompson | 2Lt | 0371090 |
CP | Ross McEuen | 2Lt | O-680666 |
NAV (N) | Edward R. Jones | 2Lt | O-683247 |
BOM (B) | William J. Sprow | 2Lt | O-670280 |
RAD | Jack Stern | Sgt | 32507465 |
ENG | Richard E. Derby | SSgt | 15095664 |
BAL | Jesse W. Cook | SSgt | 34038084 |
WG (W) | Charles L. Nessel | SSgt | 13125927 |
WG (W) | Floyd M. Cahall | SSgt | 33221147 |
TG (T) | Donald E. Leech | Sgt | 13153331 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
None | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Original MACR field blank | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: On the Operational Mission of 10 October 43, heavy flak and E/A were encountered. All A/C were lost excepting A/C 42-30087, piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert Rosenthal. When last seen, A/C of the 100th Bombardment Group were well scattered and being attacked by swarms of enemy fighters. Circumstances of loss of A/C 42-30734 are unknown. |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: GEORGE D. ALLEN Capt Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
DATE PREPARED:
1945-01-31
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
This crew was on its fifth mission. Apparently after reaching the I. P. this A/C received a head-on attack by enemy a/c and Edward Jones was severely wounded by a 20mm. Almost simultaneously there was a direct flak hit in the waist and both waist gunners killed or severely wounded. Bail out order given but evidently not all got our before ship exploded. Lt. Sprow shoved Lt. Jones out of nose escape hatch after pulling his rip cord. Several men blown out when plane exploded and their chutes opened. One crewman later reported as follows: "The Germans threw his body (Jones') into a truck transporting us to a jail. He was all shot up and he was white. I presume he had bled to death."