Casualty Report from September 6, 1943
Detail
100th BG Mission: 23
MACR: 99906
Target: Stugggart, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: The aircraft was damaged by fighters on the bomb run but returned and landed on a RAF fighter base
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-5957
Aircraft Type: B-17F
Aircraft Name: No Name
Aircraft Code: XR-D
Pilot: Lt Sumner Reeder | N/A
POS: P
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Sumner Reeder was to recover from serious wounds from this mission and complete his tour. Sadly he perished in a training accident in Florida shortly after returning to the States,
Copilot: F/O Harry E. Edeburn | T-060794
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Hit by a shell in the chest and right shoulder, died of these wounds within a few minutes. Buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking. The Navigator Lt. Russell Engle lost an eye and the Bombardier Lt. Peter F. Delao was severely wounded in the head and body. Both survived but were never physically able to resume flying status.
NAV: 2Lt Russel W. Engel | N/A
POS: NAV
Status: SWA
State: State N/A
Notes: OTHER 20 mm ROUNDS ENTERED THE NOSE COMPARTMENT, SEVERLY WOUNDING, RUSS ENGEL, THE NAVIAGATOR, WHO LOST AN EYE. WAS AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. RETURNED STATESIDE
BOM: 2Lt PETER DELAO | N/A
POS: BOM
Status: SWA
State: State N/A
Notes: PETER DELAO, THE BOMBARDIER, RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD AND BODY WOUNDS. RETURNED STATESIDE
ROG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: ROG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: TTE
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: BTG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: RWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: LWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A
POS: TG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
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
Notes on this crew N/A
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
