MACR PILOT: 1Lt Curtis R. Biddick O-729797
MACR #: 00675
Fiche #: 00223
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 418th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: Regansburg
Intended Destination: North Africa
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: August 17, 1943
Time: 10:00
Location: Near Frankfurt
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 41-57850
B: 41-58748
C: 43-57666
D: 41-58971
Weapons
A: 371755
B: 372446
C: 371052
D: 372096
E: 372003
F: 371770
G: 371577
H: 371717
I: 166730
J: 372096
L: 372091
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Curtis R. Biddick | 1Lt | O-729797 |
| CP | Richard L. Snyder | F/O | T-60803 |
| NAV (N) | John C. Dennis | 2Lt | O-730235 |
| BOM (B) | Dan B. McKay | 1Lt | O-729774 |
| RAD | Robert R. DeKay | TSgt | 36501948 |
| ENG | Lawrence E. Godbey | TSgt | 13033162 |
| BAL | Walter Halunka | SSgt | 16081593 |
| WG (W) | Clarence R. Bowlin | SSgt | 16027969 |
| WG (W) | Howard J. Brock | TSgt | 36178177 |
| TG (T) | William M. Blank | SSgt | 14050232 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen D. Roane | last sighted near Frankfurt | F/O | T-120216 |
| Bernard A. Demarco | last sighted near Frankfurt | 1Lt | O-791290 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Parachutes were used
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot stepped out on flaming right wing, fire in cockpit. Reached back for his parachute, stepped back on wing and jumped. Conflicting opinion as to whether chute opened or not. (F/O O. D. Roane) Time 1030 at 50 degrees 20\' N - 06 degrees and 50\' E - Snyder seen to abandon ship, chute opened, plane peeled off to right going down in wide circle. Plane was not seen crash or land. (B. A. DeMarco) | ||
| No Data | According to Van McKay, Paul Warner \"became ill in Bangor, Maine and was grounded there. He did not fly over to England with us.\" Roy Schellin, John Stireman and Al Vickers were all wounded severely in the \'Paris\' raid. I heard they were scheduled to be shipped back to the States, but can\'t say positively that they were. The last I saw of them they were in the hospital in England \" |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: September 5, 1943
