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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from December 30, 1943

Detail

MACR: 99909

Target: Ludeigshafen, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Sustained flak damage at the target and attacked by enemy fighters on the way home from the Rally Point. During the fighter attacks in the Abbeville area the co-pilot was killed and the pilot severely wounded. The pilot was Lt Dean M. Radtke.

Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-97491

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Ronnie R

Aircraft Code: LD-B

Pilot: 2Lt Dean M. Radtke | O-752184

POS: P

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: 2Lt Robert J. Digby | O-752184

POS: CP

Status: KIA

State: Michigan

Notes: Killed in the air and initially buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery. Final Internment - Cambridge (D-3-9)

NAV: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | O-000000

POS: NAV

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | O-000000

POS: BOM

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000

POS: ROG

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000

POS: TTE

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000

POS: BTG

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000

POS: RWG

Status: MIA/KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

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: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000

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