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MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Martin T.  Hoskinson  - O-390196
MACR: 05171 FICHE : 01854

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 349th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: E  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 10/10 clouds over most of route and 8/10 over the target    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-05-24 TIME: 10:35 LOCATION: 5417N - 0917E

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy aircraft

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-102634
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-011803
B: SW-015064
C: SW-015106
D: SW-012175
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 601426
B: 10833536
C: 782068
D: 601737		 E: 800299
F: 1088513
G: 448080
H: 226388		 I: 446997
J: 608037
K: 448322
L: 779770

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 10 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 10

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Martin T.  Hoskinson 1Lt O-390196
CP Marvin H. Apking 2Lt O-757606
NAV (N) Joseph C. Silvestro 2Lt O-708574
BOM (B) Norman G. Robitoy 2Lt O-882561
RAD Jerome Miller TSgt 32436116
ENG Thomas L. Sibert TSgt 15338791
BAL Salvadore Romero SSgt 38348592
WG (W) George Sneckus SSgt 36425156
WG (W) A.V. Perry SSgt 14107819
TG (T) Marlyn M. Schrader SSgt 17029090

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Mark V. Wilson 1Lt O-746499
Last sighted
Neal P. Scott 1Lt O-813959
Last sighted    

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
"A/C Nos. 528, 623, 636, and 648 from the low squadron, were all knocked out at 1035 hours, 5417N - 0927E by enemy aircraft. Due to heavy attack and cloud conditions close observation was not possible. 3 chutes were seen but unable to determine which aircraft they came from."
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant  


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-05-27


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
Crew joined the 100th 9 May 44. 
This was probably their first or second mission. Lt. Joseph C. Silvestro from the crew of E. P. McKeague, was flying as NAV and was also KIA. One un-confirmed report a 1000# bomb from the high squadron struck the aircraft forward of the stabilizer breaking the aircraft into. The main part of the fuselage immediately went into a tight spin which may have precluded any crewmember egressing the aircraft.