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Casualty Report from 1945-04-03 20:00 |
| MACR:
13717 |
AIRCRAFT: |
43-38992 |
| TARGET: Kiel Harbor, Germany |
TYPE: |
B-17G |
| BASE: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England |
NAME: |
Aircraft name N/A |
| SQUADRON: 351st BS - 100th BG (H) |
AIRCRAFT CODE: |
EP-S |
CRASH:
Bombs could not be released over the target - salvoed due east of Helgoland Island. With fuel supply nearly exhausted the crew attempted to reach a liberated Belgian airfield. While flying at approximately 5000 feet over the Frisian Islands the aircraft sustained flak hits in the right wing area resulting in uncontrollable fires. The aircraft assumed a nose down attitude from which it never recovered. (There are reports of the aircraft exploding just before crashing.) |
PILOT: 2Lt William E. Baldwin - O-783669 |
| POS: P |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: California |
NOTES:
Final Interment - Fort Rosencrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California - USA |
CO PILOT: 2Lt Francis G. Beedle - O-206248 |
| POS: CP |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: Iowa |
| Final Internment - Lorraine E-19-33 |
NAV: F/O John H. Buckley - T134539 |
| POS: NAV |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: Arkansas |
| Final Internment - Lorraine K-41-36 |
BOM:Sgt Leslie O. Davis - 35471882 |
| POS: BOM |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: Ohio |
| Final Internment - USA |
ROG: Sgt Kermit E. Jones - 36808195 |
| POS: ROG |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: N/A |
|
TTE: Sgt Kenneth E. Wright - 20383070 |
| POS: TTE |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: Maryland |
| Final Internment - Lorraine G-13-15 |
BTG: Cpl Randolph A. Goodwin - 39855835 |
| POS: BTG |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: Texas |
| Final Internment - Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas - USA |
RWG: Sgt Alfred Mantopoli - 32953846 |
| POS: RWG |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: New Jersey |
| Final Internment - USA |
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - 00000000 |
| POS: LWG |
STATUS: MIA/KIA |
STATE: State N/A |
| No notes on this crewmember |
TG: Sgt Ogden W. Barron - 42000553 |
| POS: TG |
STATUS: KIA |
STATE: New York |
| Final Internment - Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Long Island, NewYork - USA |
EX1: SSgt Howard O. Weber - 15313749 |
| POS: RAD NAV |
STATUS: POW |
STATE: State N/A |
| Rescued from the North Sea by the Dutch fisherman Mr. C. Dagger, Prins Headrikpolder H, 8, of Texel, who maintained contact with Sgt Howard O. Weber until his death. |
EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
| POS: N/A |
STATUS: N/A |
STATE: State N/A |
| No notes on this crewmember |
CREW NOTES:
Actually,icing was not the problem as Kermit Jones explains. "We were returning from Kiel when it was discovered we were running out of gas so we headed for Belgium. While enroute,and over the first Frisian Island off the Peninsula of Holland at an altitude of 5000 feet,we wera hit by flak which destroyed two engines and set the ship on fire."
According to Jones,he,Goodwin and Wright bailed out but the others did not and the A/C exploded upon hitting the ground. Jones adds that, "Sgt. Goodwin landed on the island (Texel) and shed his chute and flying boots. These were later shown to us by the Germans with a comment that Sgt.Goodwin was dead. The Germans at the same time
showed us the seven pairs of twisted and burned dog tags of remaining members of the crew with a statement that they were all dead."
Aug. 2005
By the way in the "Missing Air Crew Report" #13717 you mention " Textel island ", which should be " Texel island " (delete 't'), and the crash site is mentioned as " Horntge ", which sould be " 't Horntje ". However, this is also not exactly the crash location; It is better to mention " near Watermolenweg in Hoornder Nieuwland ".
Greetings from Texel island - The Netherlands
Jan Nieuwenhuis
Vloedlijn 12
NL-1791 HH Den Burg (Texel)
The Netherlands
REPORT NOTES:
Notes on this report N/A