MACR PILOT: 2Lt Robert C. Koper - O-804460 |
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MACR: 03018 | FICHE : 01020 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 349th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: East | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: Scattered Clouds 2 - 6/10 undercast |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1944-03-06 | TIME: 12:13 | LOCATION: North of Hanover |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy aircraft |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:
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AIRCRAFT: 42-31061 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-003922 B: SW-004413 C: SW-004940 D: 43-66264 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 674898 B: 672595 C: 674737 D: 405398 |
E: 674819 F: 676482 G: 673515 H: 676562 |
I: 673569 J: 676601 K: 674747 L: 674654 |
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 | Robert C. Koper | 2Lt | O-804460 |
CP | George C. Lien | 2Lt | O-755584 |
NAV (N) | George H. Wing | 2Lt | O-692122 |
BOM (B) | Thomas O. Drinkwater | 2Lt | O-682066 |
RAD | Michael J. Tanowigch | SSgt | 18058006 |
ENG | Charles P. Corea | Sgt | 32144962 |
BAL | Charles J. Luquette | Sgt | 18226230 |
WG (W) | Ralph V. Zarzecki | Sgt | 33425880 |
WG (W) | Arthur Frankel | Sgt | 12191378 |
TG (T) | Bernard Sundin | Sgt | 39202524 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
Randall T. Chadwick | 2Lt | O-802652 |
Last sighted | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Parachutes were used | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: "At 1213 hours just north of Hanover an A/C which may have been #061 was attacked by enemy fighters and was shot down. Four or five chutes were seen. Identification of this aircraft is not definite. It may have been confused with #170." Lt. Chadwick. |
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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 Assistant Adjutant
DATE PREPARED:
1944-03-13
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
When this crew joined the 100th 24 Feb 44 the ROG was T/Sgt Weston H. Rodkey. On 6 MAR 44 T/Sgt Michael J. Tanowigch, Original 100th from the Sammy Barr Crew #4 was flying in place of Rodkey. The crew with the exception of Tanowigch (On his second tour) had flown four (4) missions. Koper ordered the crew to bail out, remaining to fly the aircraft during the bail out and was alone in the aircraft when it exploded. Crew was flying Goin Jessies from the 351st Bomb Squadron on the Berlin Mission.