Casualty Report from April 7, 1945
Detail
MACR: 13718
Target: Buchen, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by collision with a Me-109 which severed a wing from 071. Both the German fighter and the B-17 entered spins from which neither recovered. Crash site for both aircraft was in the area of Steinhuder Lake, Germany.
Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 13:02
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-97071
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Andy's Dandys
Aircraft Code: LD-P
Pilot: 1Lt Arthur R. Calder | O-812544
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: New York
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes A-15-4
Copilot: 2Lt Kenneth R. Carr | O-781218
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Illinois
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes A-20-20
NAV: F/O William J. Burbach | T131804
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Wisconsin
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-36-2
BOM: F/O Victor Hoffman | T5754
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: New York
Notes: Final Internment - USA
ROG: SSgt Joseph C. Haller | 33324324
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-11-20
TTE: TSgt Leonard Piepgras | 37550919
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Minnesota
Notes: Final Internment - USA
BTG: Sgt Carl J. Donnell | 38516351
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: Arkansas
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-15-3
RWG: Sgt Dwayne H. Cary | 37534772
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: Kansas
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-13-10
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: LWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: Sgt Leon E. Briggs | 38588185
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: Missouri
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-13-18
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
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Report Notes
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