MACR PILOT: 1Lt Stewart A. McClain - O-799814 |
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MACR: 02760 | FICHE : |
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: SSE | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Regensburg | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: CAVU |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1944-02-25 | TIME: | LOCATION: Regensburg |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy anti-aircraft |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:
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AIRCRAFT: 43-33780 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: 42-13212 B: 42-75013 C: 41-57165 D: 41-4527 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 364903 B: 385207 C: 384979 D: 384569 |
E: 385269 F: 405314 G: 361402 H: 405485 |
I: 334891 J: 385250 K: 384985 L: 385165 |
PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS: |
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CASUALTY TYPE: | ||
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD: | ||
CREW: 10 | PASS: 0 | TOTAL: 10 |
PERSONNEL:
POSITION | NAME | RANK | SERIAL |
P1 | |||
P2 | Stewart A. McClain | 1Lt | O-799814 |
CP | John D. McBride | 2Lt | O-681146 |
NAV (N) | Phillip Mordkowitz | 2Lt | O-686289 |
BOM (B) | Homer E. Glasco | 2Lt | O-674753 |
RAD | Samuel H. Kuntz | TSgt | 16074336 |
ENG | Angelo E. Fernandez | TSgt | 32437791 |
BAL | Lawrence H. Bennett | SSgt | 35418652 |
WG (W) | Claude P. Zukowski | SSgt | 13011028 |
WG (W) | George Knudson | SSgt | 3938801 |
TG (T) | William l. Cook | SSgt | 14142045 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
Elmer E. Ferbache | 1Lt | O-741417 |
Last sighted | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Unknown | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: "A/C hit by flak just after bombs away. Gasoline immediately began to flow back across the wing and the A/C began to fall behind the formation. ..Lt. Pearson |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer
DATE PREPARED:
1944-02-29
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Crew joined the 100th in early October 1943. On 25/2/44 Sgt Claude P. Zukowski was flying RWG and became a POW. S/Sgt George Knudsen was flying LWG and was KIA. McClain, McBride & Bennett are buried at the Omaha Beach cemetery.