MACR PILOT: 1Lt Jack C Moore - O-745193 |
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MACR: 04867 | FICHE : 01736 |
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: SE | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Brux | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: Slight ground haze - 2/10 low clouds |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1944-05-12 | TIME: 14:06 | LOCATION: Brux, Czechoslovakia |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy anti-aircraft |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:
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AIRCRAFT: 42-97127 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-007140 B: SW-005637 C: 43-61065 D: SW-005739 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 651141 B: 651194 C: 949381 D: 898707 |
E: 638019 F: 633590 G: 647076 H: 647228 |
I: 655966 J: 898905 K: 651230 L: 638471_ m 655899 |
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 | Jack C Moore | 1Lt | O-745193 |
CP | Robert L Blais | 2Lt | O-755853 |
NAV (N) | Ross O McClure | F/O | T-123149 |
BOM (B) | Monroe T Whidby | 2Lt | O-689510 |
RAD | John P Kidner | TSgt | 15394576 |
ENG | Henry Heiber | TSgt | 33414300 |
BAL | Wilbur G Dishneau | SSgt | 16149221 |
WG (W) | John J Jedryck | SSgt | 06997362 |
WG (W) | James R Hunter | SSgt | 17090397 |
TG (T) | Charles R Mueller | SSgt | 06831286 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
Henry H Jesperson | 1Lt | |
Last sighted | ||
George L Roth | 2Lt | |
Last sighted | ||
P. H. Haralson | 2Lt | |
Last sighted |
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Parachutes were used | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: A/C #127 received a direct flak hit behind #3 engine while ever the target. The A/C peeled off on its right wing slipping down 2,000 feet. One chute came out. Plane then started a controlled glide and 6 more chutes came out. A/C was seen to explode before reaching ground.. |
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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:
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Wilbur G. Dishneau appears to have been killed by flak in the Ball Turret. Jack Moore and Monroe T. Whidby were near the front escape hatch when the aircraft exploded and were blown out. Moore suffered a broken leg, whether in the explosion or upon hitting the ground is undetermined.