MACR PILOT: Capt David L. Miner - O-797577 |
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MACR: 03027 | FICHE : 01024 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 418th 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 |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1944-03-06 | TIME: 13:12 | 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: 7238059 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-003402 B: SW-002197 C: SW-002109 D: SW-003512 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 1074151 B: 1074487 C: 1074708 D: 1074641 |
E: 1074936 F: 1074649 G: 1074141 H: 1074403 |
I: 1074774 J: 773880 K: 776069 L: 1074265 (m) 1074353 |
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 | David L. Miner | Capt | O-797577 |
CP | George E. Kinsella | 2Lt | O-683719 |
NAV (N) | George R. Jones | 1Lt | O-678961 |
BOM (B) | Earl L. Richardson | 1Lt | O-738577 |
RAD | William G. Libbert | SSgt | 16333287 |
ENG | Albert Zikorus | SSgt | 31136988 |
BAL | Varden I. Butler | TSgt | 39835712 |
WG (W) | Sam Pry | SSgt | 18043374 |
WG (W) | Lenord D. Malcuit | SSgt | 36190593 |
TG (T) | June E. ROBERSON | Sgt | 38213010 |
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: "Four parachutes were observed to come from the lead ship, low squadron, believed to be #059, after enemy fighter attacks at 1213 hours, north of Hanover." Lt. Chadwick |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
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DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
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TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Letter from Bertholf 8/Sep/88: Crew joined the 100th in Sept. 1943. . . . jb Flying a/c 42-38059 LD-A. This A/C was leading the high squadron when attacked by fighters. The nose was shot away and other damage occurred. It was Richardson's belief that as the ship wildly maneuvered, Jones slipped or was thrown from the nose without his chute. Malcuit & Pry both suffered burns about the face and eyes. " Lt Alf was replaced for this mission of 6/3/44 by Lt George E. Kinsella from the T. J. Reilly crew. Kinsella was KIA. Lt. Alf was flying with Col. Kelly and Capt. Lakin when he became a POW. Alf had arrived at the 100th Group as pilot with his own crew on 1/12/43. Letter from E. L. Richardson dated 8/4/86 says, "Miner's crew was on its 25 mission. And that he was" flying as replacement for D. Berthlof, Nav. who was ill with a sinus infection"