MACR PILOT: 2Lt John L. Donaldson O-816730
MACR #: 06993
Fiche #: 02530
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 350th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: 053 degrees
Intended Destination: Practice Mission
Mission Type: Practice
Weather
Weather: 8/10 Towering Cumulus at 2000 feet
Give
Date: June 27, 1944
Time: 14:38
Location: 5 miles SE Great Yarmouth, Eng.
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to:
Other reason for loss: Aircraft failed to return from a practice mission
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-015722
B: 41-57595
C: SW-014886
D: SW-014577
Weapons
A: 136036
B: 447513
C: 1082749
D: 1082987
E: 1528967
F: 603883
G: 1084365
H: 559247
I: 1082683
J: 972405
L: 971099 (M) 972145
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Non-battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | John L. Donaldson | 2Lt | O-816730 |
| CP | Gail C. Campbell | 2Lt | O-763835 |
| NAV (N) | Gene f. O'Connell | 2Lt | O-717487 |
| BOM (B) | Hugh M. McKeniff | 2Lt | O-769164 |
| RAD | Stanely P. Siders | Sgt | 35261824 |
| ENG | Warren M. Cain | Sgt | 39696262 |
| BAL | Jose A. Trujillo | Sgt | 39134212 |
| WG (W) | Billy L. Couch | Sgt | 38479522 |
| WG (W) | Dale E. Gustafson | Sgt | 19127645 |
| TG (T) | Arthur Myers | Sgt | 32291541 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Unknown
Other: There a no eyewitnesses listed in the MACR
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| No Data | Fate of this aircraft and crew are not determined - All ten crewmen are listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge It is presumed the aircraft crashed into the sea, carrying it's crew to the bottom. As a general rule at least some crew members were rescued or at least some bodies were recovered from the water. This was not the case for this accident....pw |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: July 3, 1944
