MACR PILOT: 2Lt William M Beddow - O-797955 |
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MACR: 01027 | FICHE : 00340 |
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, Germany (Time 1500 - 1530) |
SPECIFY: Information not available |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Other circumstances |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS: Unknown |
AIRCRAFT: 42-30723 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: F | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: 42-138142 B: 42-128143 C: 12-138171 D: 42-138175 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 386010 B: 378872 C: 386109 D: 396874 |
E: 385060 F: 386128 G: 380012 H: 385964 |
I: 396846 J: 397041 K: 382561 L: 384212 |
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 | William M Beddow | 2Lt | O-797955 |
CP | Richard W. Brooks | 2Lt | O-802712 |
NAV (N) | Israel Levine | 2Lt | O-749349 |
BOM (B) | Milton E. Harness | 2Lt | O-676218 |
RAD | John T. Sullivan | TSgt | 32393218 |
ENG | Dan Q. James | SSgt | 34360098 |
BAL | Walter E. Zoldad | SSgt | 31191573 |
WG (W) | Samuel M. Hicks | SSgt | 38167395 |
WG (W) | Robert J. Lynch | SSgt | 31165179 |
TG (T) | Richard R. Munger | SSgt | 32476185 |
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: Circumstances of loss of A/C unknown. |
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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:
1943-10-21
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Levine is not listed in S. O. C. as either KlA, MlA, or POW. The MACR notes that Levine and Zoldak were "Determined Dead" the others are noted as "Killed In Action". Letter from Dan James (7/3/84) says that crew joined the 100th Group "first part of Sept. " . . . Sgts Hicks & Lynch were replacements on crew. They replaced T/Sgt Jones P. Ingram and another man I do not remember. " James adds that "our plane was downed by a German fighter. " …jb Statement by Milton E. Harness: "Co-pilot (Richard W. Brooks). West Roxbury, Mass. , said Pilot had chute on and did not appear to be injured, but we think it likely the plane exploded in mid-air, as the oxygen system was afire and there appeared to be a gasoline fire in the bomb bay. Bill (William M. Beddow) probably was killed in the plane. Plane was on bombing run and time about 1500 hours. "