Casualty Report from 1944-05-07 |
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MACR: 99918 | AIRCRAFT: | 42-38053 |
TARGET: Berlin. Germany | TYPE: | B-17G |
BASE: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England | NAME: | Cap'n Crow |
SQUADRON: 349th BS - 100th BG (H) | AIRCRAFT CODE: | XR-G |
CRASH:
Cockpit flares ignited during assembly, the un-controllable fire forced the pilot to issue a bail out order. Five crewmembers were killed. Lts. Wright and Raper were buried in a common grave, both initially and Final Internment. |
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PILOT: 2Lt Ralph W. Wright - O-753834 |
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POS: P | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Oklahoma |
NOTES: Final Internment - Cambridge G-4-159 |
CO PILOT: 2Lt Jack W. Raper - O-815966 |
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POS: CP | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Alabama |
Final Internment - Cambridge C-4-159 |
NAV: 2Lt Richard N, Curran - O703958 |
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POS: NAV | STATUS: KIA | STATE: New York |
Final Internment - Cambridge F-7-6 |
BOM:2Lt Carl A. Herrmann - O-756879 |
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POS: BOM | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Oklahoma |
Final Internment - Cambridge E-4-26 |
ROG: TSgt Robert J. Montonado - 00000000 |
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POS: ROG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
Wounded but competed his combat tour |
TTE: TSgt Alden P. Madsen - 00000000 |
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POS: TTE | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
Wounded and removed from flight status |
BTG: SSgt Randolph C. Moore - 34211046 |
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POS: BTG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: North Carolina |
Final Internment - Cambridge F-1-38 |
RWG: SSgt Alfred T. Bridges - 00000000 |
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POS: RWG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - 00000000 |
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POS: LWG | STATUS: MIA/KIA | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
TG: SSgt John S. Wilburn - 00000000 |
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POS: TG | STATUS: Survivor | STATE: State N/A |
Wounded and removed from flight status |
EX1: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
CREW NOTES:
Notes on this crew N/A
REPORT NOTES:
Notes on this report N/A