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MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Lawrence L.  Bazin  - O-781173
MACR: 14170 FICHE : 05162

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 351st BS DETACHMENT:  
     

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

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: CAVU    

GIVE
DATE: 1945-04-10 TIME: 11:49 LOCATION: 5239N - 1123E

SPECIFY:

Seen to crash

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

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

Lost to ME-262 Jet Fighters

AIRCRAFT: 43-38963
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL:    
A: SW-030307
B: SW-014984
C: SW-029152
D: SW-029967
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 369172
B: 165374
C: 555535
D: 448728		 E: 868456
F: 868943
G: 556457
H: 558347		 I: 449786
J: 449480
K: 369383
L: 165475

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 Lawrence L.  Bazin 1Lt O-781173
CP James R Dotson 2Lt O-826895
NAV (N) John D. Gross 2Lt O-2009057
BOM (B) Arthur W. Flowers TSgt 14100882
RAD Glenn D. Abraham TSgt 9???9314
ENG Roens W. Sherwood TSgt ??
BAL Richard E. Smith TSgt ??
WG (W) Richard D. Long SSgt ??
WG (W)
TG (T) Paul H. Decker SSgt ??
Navigator-RAD Robert B. Patterson SSgt 37537192

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

Robert W. Wilkes 1Lt O-825042
Last sighted
Lazzari 1Lt 0779904
Last sighted    

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 
A/C 963 was forced to peel out of the formation with #2 engine feathered. Then it tried to climb back when ME-262's began pressing attack. The aircraft was hit in the right  wing and a large piece flew off. Then #3 & #4 engines burst into flames and it peeled off low to the right. As it went down flames were larger and it was believed to hit the ground with a terrific explosion. No chutes were seen. (L. J. Lazzari)

Sherwood bailed out and evaded, upon returning to Thorpe Abbotts he filed the following report: The plane was breaking up when I got out and I am of the opinion that no other members of the crew parachuted. I bailed out at around 10,000 feet and saw no other chutes. On the ground I did not see any of the crew. (R. W. Sherwood)

Lt. John D. Gross from the crew of J. J. Dodrill was the NAV in place of Kenneth Peiffer.

James R. Dotson, pilot of his own crew, was flying as CP in place of Charles Dixon. Also aboard were T/Sgt Arthur W. Flowers as NG (TOG) in place of Harry Chase, and S/Sgt Robert B. Patterson as Radar.
   
   
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    REPORT: 
Lt. John D. Gross from the crew of J. J. Dodrill was the NAV in place of Kenneth Peiffer.

James R. Dotson, pilot of his own crew, was flying as CP in place of Charles Dixon. Also aboard were T/Sgt Arthur W. Flowers as NG (TOG) in place of Harry Chase, and S/Sgt Robert B. Patterson as Radar.