Casualty Report from September 3, 1943
Detail
MACR: 00000
Target: Beamont le Roger Airfield, France
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: One of the A/C involved in what is known as "The Mid-air Collision at Paris." See Richard C. King Casualty Report for more information.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-30035
Aircraft Type: B-17F
Aircraft Name: Torchy
Aircraft Code: XR-H
Pilot: Lt Charles B. Winkelman | O-738320
POS: P
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: Lt Ralph D. Smith | O-801345
POS: CP
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: Lt William H. Booth | O-800093
POS: NAV
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: Lt Howard M. Harris | O-676325
POS: BOM
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: TSgt Jean E. Ray | 374269256
POS: ROG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: TSgt Thomas E. Combs | 14134640
POS: TTE
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to England 03 Mar 44
BTG: SSgt Thomas L. Cuccaro | 32437605
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: SSgt Michael F. Darcy | 32443852
POS: RWG
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
LWG: SSgt Alfred J. Zeoli | 31042353
POS: LWG
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: SSgt Ennis M. Bankhead | 38220710
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Buried in the Communal Cemetery at Clichy Plot 14 Row 8 Grave 11. Final Interrment - Epinal (B-20-64)
EX1: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: N/A
Status: N/A
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: N/A
Status: N/A
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Crew Notes
I note a little error into Evaders' pages: About crewmen of Torchy serial 42-30035 (E&E167, 258, 259, 271, 272 303, and 468.) I read (^) Dhusson-Longueville, France. Sorry, is not D'Huisson-Longueville but precisely Cerny (91). I was searching about the S/Sgt Ennis Bankhead killed in his turret by propellers of Sunny serial 42-30089 and I hope a marble plate in honor to him.
According to witnesses The Torchy was crashed in 48° 28' 11.09'' N / 02° 19' 46.97'' E on juridiction of Cerny.
Jean Robin. jean-louis.robin5@wanadoo.frReport Notes
Notes on this report N/A
