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MACR PILOT: Capt  Robert H.  Lohof  - O-533023
MACR: 03022 FICHE :

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 349th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: Northeast  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin, Germany    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 10/10 Undercast with clouds banks extending above 27,000 feet.    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-03-03 TIME: 11:25 LOCATION: 5410W - 0910E

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS
LOSS DUE TO :

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

Probably collision

AIRCRAFT: 42-31970
TYPE: B17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-0067258
B: SW-008218
C: SW-006889
D: SW-008112
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 727896
B: 726589
C: 645300
D: 686927		 E: 725658
F: 727397
G: 737413
H: 646457		 I: 645406
J: 727802
K: 727525
L: 727925 (m) 727713

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 10 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 10

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Robert H.  Lohof Capt O-533023
CP Gerald R. Putnam Capt O-792348
NAV (N) William E. Vaden 1Lt O-736818
BOM (B) Paul T. Davis 1Lt O-670024
RAD Guy L. Brown TSgt 36616549
ENG Sidney A. Goldenburg TSgt 12135177
BAL Vera R. Lines SSgt 39631989
WG (W) Richard L. David SSgt 15320263
WG (W) James M. Butler SSgt 12146229
TG (T) George W. Briggs SSgt 39193615

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Coy I. Montgomery 2Lt O-802140
Last sighted
Wilford B. Murray 2Lt O-746405
Last sighted    
L.T. Morgan 2Lt O-802140
Last sighted

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Unknown OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
A/C #970 was group leader. Near 5410N - 0910E, at about 1125 hours the leader flew into a dense bank of clouds. The leader of the second element pulled up above the overcast and his wing men peeled off right and left. None of these crews observed the leading element again. Crews in the 100th B-Group flying the combat wing behind turned back before entering the cloud bank. Most of these crews observed a large explosion behind and slightly above the formation altitude. They described the explosion as resulting from the collision of two B-17's. It is believed that A/C #970 and A/C #617 collided and that A/C #017, which also is missing and damaged by the explosion.

Lts. Montgomery, Murray and Morgan
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer  


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-03-12


  



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