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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from October 4, 1943

Detail

MACR: 00843

Target: Saarlauntern Industiral Area (Primary) - Robinson Airfield, St. Dizier, France (Secondary)

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Two engines lost to battle damage - forced to crash land near Caen, France. The crew set the aircraft afire.

Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-30604

Aircraft Type: B-17F

Aircraft Name: Badger Beauty V

Aircraft Code: LN-T

Pilot: Capt Harold B. Helstrom | O-729854

POS: P

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: F/O Hubert E. Trent | T-060807

POS: CP

Status: Evaded

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: Lt Harold H. Curtice | O-731274

POS: NAV

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: Lt Hilbert W. Phillippe | O-72559

POS: BOM

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: TSgt Carroll F. Haarup | 37193193

POS: ROG

Status: Evaded

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Robert C. Giles | 16044018

POS: TTE

Status: Evaded

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt Thomas F. Mezynski | 33267030

POS: BTG

Status: Evaded

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: SSgt William D. Edwards | 19083107

POS: RWG

Status: POW

State: `

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

LWG: SSgt Joseph Shanbor | 13083478

POS: LWG

Status: Evaded

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TG: SSgt Charles E. Crippen | 19021292

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