Casualty Report from November 20, 1944
Detail
MACR: 99935
Target: Daily weather information gathering flight.
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Crashed near Scole near the base just after take-off. At 400 feet entered a steeply banked left turn, lost altitude, struck some trees and exploded on impact. This was the daily "Weather Flight." All six men aboard were killed and initially interred in Cambridge.
Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 05:58
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-38095
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: LD-X
Pilot: 1Lt Stanley J. Dobrogowski | O-760598
POS: P
Status: KIC
State: New York
Notes: Final Internment - USA
Copilot: 1Lt Malcohm E. Harvard | O-714070
POS: CP
Status: KIC
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Final Internment - USA
NAV: 1Lt Heny R. Van de Hurst | O-717707
POS: NAV
Status: KIC
State: Michigan
Notes: Final Internment - USA (There has been different spelling of the name. Sometimes seen spelled as Vande Vuurst. Jan Riddling is of the opinion this is not correct - (paul West)
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: SSgt Edward C. Lewek | 32833286
POS: RWG
Status: KIC
State: New York
Notes: Final Internment - Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York - USA
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: SSgt Loris M. Espeseth | 437564562
POS: TG
Status: KIC
State: North Dakota
Notes: Final Internment - USA
EX1: Capt Charles W. Mylius | O-804492
POS: CMD P
Status: KIC
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
