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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from September 6, 1943

Detail

MACR: 00688

Target: Stuttgart

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Mechanical problems as well as enemy aircraft forced the crew to bail out. Woodward bailing out last landed in Switzerland - the others in Germany and were captured

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

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-30402

Aircraft Type: B-17F

Aircraft Name: The Poontang

Aircraft Code: LD-W

Pilot: Capt Edgar F. Woodward | N/A

POS: P

Status: Interned

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: F/O John H. Thompson | N/A

POS: CP

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: 2Lt Emanuel A. Cassimatis | N/A

POS: NAV

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: Lt Paul R. Englert | N/A

POS: BOM

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: TSgt Melvin E. Gaide | N/A

POS: ROG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Frank Danella | N/A

POS: TTE

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt George A. Janos | N/A

POS: BTG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: SSgt Donald H. Fletcher | N/A

POS: RWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

LWG: SSgt Charles J. Griffin | N/A

POS: LWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TG: SSgt William D. Brooks | N/A

POS: TG

Status: POW

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