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MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Albert E.  Trommer  - O-766793
MACR: 08820 FICHE : 03238

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 350th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: SE  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Ruhland    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 7 - 10/10 undercast    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-09-11 TIME: 12:05 LOCATION: 5035N - 1310E

SPECIFY:

Last Sighted

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-102657
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-254
B: 43-61944
C: SW-012008
D: 42-79199
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 712921
B: 730672
C: 1528722
D: 1299471		 E: 600695
F: 779648
G: 778236
H: 601041		 I: 972132
J: 1628739
K: 781977
L: 259461

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 Albert E.  Trommer 1Lt O-766793
CP Timothy H. Bradshaw 1Lt O-760349
NAV (N) James H. Wright 2Lt O-745779
BOM (B) Leo F. Groce 2Lt O-789119
RAD William M. Stone TSgt 1438345
ENG Alvin J. Severson TSgt 39413463
BAL J.C. Kluttz SSgt 18314056
WG (W) Thomas C. Kentes SSgt 37639953
WG (W)
TG (T) Charles E. Wilson SSgt 38511515

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

W.C. Ivosevic 2Lt O-818525
Last sighted
J.H. Mclaughlin 2Lt O-816523
Last sighted    
T.H. Kemp 1Lt O-81227
Last sighted

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: Parachutes were used OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
"The group in which A/C 657 was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three of our aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged, some were attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one disappeared beneath the undercast. Since none of them returned no account of the loss of specific aircraft is available. About half of them appeared to be under control as they disappeared into the undercast. Two chutes were seen before the aircraft disappeared, but from which aircraft they came is undetermined,"
   
   
Second Witness: No Data  
Report: 

      

    





  
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PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: GEORGE D. ALLEN  Capt Air Corps Assistant Adjutant  


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-09-15


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
The following is quoted from a letter written by Lt. Bradshaw in 1945: 
"The action took place on Sept. 11,1944,  we were flying SE of Leipzig, Ger. when we were attacked by approximately 100 enemy fighters.  We were set on  fire in the right wing and the bomb bays. The order was given to bail out.  I sent Sgt. Severson down to make a double check on the Bombardier (Groce) and Navigator (Wright).   When I reached the escape hatch Sgt. Severson was  trying to release it but it was stuck.   I also tried, but failed, to release it. Finally Sgt. Severson and I started kicking on it and finally it fell out.  I told Sgt. Severson to go, but because I had been slightly wounded, he asked  me to go ahead.  As far as I know Sgt. Severson and Lt. Wright followed immediately.   "I was free for about 3 hours, but when I was picked up I was put in a cell with my ball-turret gunner, Sgt. Kluttz and my tail gunner, Sgt. Wilson. They  told me at this time they had seen Sgt. Stone or at least a person whom they thought was Sgt. Stone on a stretcher.  They also thought he was alive at this time because he raised his hand to shade the sun from his eyes.."