Casualty Report from July 16, 1943
Detail
MACR: 99901
Target: Practice mission
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Crashed on T/O - near Rectory in Dickleburgh
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Time of loss: 10:36
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-30305
Aircraft Type: B-17F
Aircraft Name: Flak Shack
Aircraft Code: XR-D
Pilot: 1Lt Woodrow B. Barnhill | O663463
POS: P
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Cambridge Military Cemetary B - 7 - 38
Copilot: 2Lt Carl F. Hudson | N/A
POS: CP
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Burial site unknown
NAV: 2Lt William H. Carr | O730224
POS: NAV
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Initially buried at Cambridge Military Cemetary E- 6 - 117
BOM: 1Lt Winfred L. Rucker | O-729995
POS: BOM
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Initially buried at Cambridge Military Cemetary E - 4 - 101
ROG: TSgt Edward D. Johnson | 130638316
POS: ROG
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Initially buried at Cambridge Military Cemetary E - 5 - 101
TTE: TSgt Peter Contos | 16038316
POS: TTE
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Initially buried at Cambridge Military Cemetary C - 1 - 42
BTG: Sgt Frank M. Opala | N/A
POS: BTG
Status: IIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Recovered and was assigned to non-flying positions
RWG: SSgt Newton E. Harris | 18054587
POS: RWG
Status: KIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Initially buried at Cambridge Military Cemetary A - 7 - 2
LWG: SSgt Vincent S. Noel | N/A
POS: LWG
Status: IICq
State: State N/A
Notes: Recovered and was assigned to non-flying positions
TG: SSgt Peter S. Russell | N/A
POS: TG
Status: IIC
State: State N/A
Notes: Recovered and was assigned to non-flying positions
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
There was no MACR issued for this Casualty Report
Report Notes
Official Report of Crash: On 16 Jul 1943, serial number 42-30305 took off from Station #139 at 1006 local time. After take off, the aircraft entered a right bank almost immediately. The bank continued, and the lost altitude until ground impact. Duration of flight did not exceed thirty seconds. There crew members in the rear of the aircraft survived with injuries. The other seven crew members received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.
