MACR PILOT: 2Lt Kenneth L. Houghton O-806987
MACR #: 06542
Fiche #: 02368
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: SSE
Intended Destination: Southern France
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: June 25, 1944
Time: 07:28
Location: 4834N - 0017E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-013960
B: SW-013104
C: SW-012967
D: SW-013113
Weapons
A: 1195250
B: 1194829
C: 1182501
D: 1182232
E: 1182314
F: 1182238
G: 1181862
H: 1181956
I: 1182208
J: 1232241
L: 1181956 (m) 1196383
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 9
Pass: 0
Total: 9
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Kenneth L. Houghton | 2Lt | O-806987 |
| CP | Thornton Bline | 2Lt | O-315813 |
| NAV (N) | Stanley B. Green | 2Lt | O-1103660 |
| BOM (B) | William A. Lichtenstern | 2Lt | O-757664 |
| RAD | Laverne H. Deatrich | TSgt | 13157962 |
| ENG | James E. Marion | TSgt | 15340157 |
| BAL | Warren C. Moore | SSgt | 34663791 |
| WG (W) | Malcolm K. Eckley | SSgt | 13091275 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | John F. Nelson | Sgt | 39040050 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal P. Scott | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-813959 |
| Henry F. Smith | Last sighted | Capt | O-416906 |
| Harvey W. Dickert | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-759430 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| "At 0728 hours near 4834N - 0017E #859 hit in trailing edge of right wing by AA. Fire broke out in #3 engine. A/C remained under control while eight (8) chutes came out. A/C was last seen at 0735 hours still apparently under control." | ||
| No Data | Lt. Houghton had arrived at the 100 GP on 9/3/44 as CP on the Andrew Gorski crew. The rest of the above crew (except for Sgt. John Nelson) had all reached the 100th Group on 7/4/44 as members of the Stanley T. Major crew. Sgt. Nelson was assigned to the 390th Bomb Group and no doubt was a last minute replacement for this one mission. A/C #42 97859 was a 390th Group ship. Lt. Thornton Bline was an evadee and was assisted by the French underground. He still corresponds with his French friends today. Lt. Bline retired from the USAF as a Colonel. (This from T. Alan Bline - son - 6/17/02) |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: June 28, 1944
