MACR PILOT: 2Lt Bert L. Scott O-757598
MACR #: 07879
Fiche #: 02889
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 349th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: East
Intended Destination: Magdeburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: August 5, 1944
Time: 12:56
Location: 5206N - 1138E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Aircraft
Serial: 42-37839
Type: B-17
Series: G
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-020137
B: 41-24285
C: SW-017763
D: SW-017959
Weapons
A: 1215739
B: 1215932
C: 1215972
D: 1215755
E: 1302889
F: 1302910
G: 1215966
H: 1215857
I: 1213707
J: 1213668
L: 1215904
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 | Bert L. Scott | 2Lt | O-757598 |
| CP | Elmore W. Harvey | F/O | T-62003 |
| NAV (N) | Edward J. Konopack | 2Lt | O-765663 |
| BOM (B) | Daniel J. Sullivan | SSgt | 13121816 |
| RAD | Bealer W. Moore | TSgt | 13121816 |
| ENG | Lloyd E. Maltbie | TSgt | 18193937 |
| BAL | Richard L. Goff | SSgt | 36878674 |
| WG (W) | James J. Rakosnik | SSgt | 16079998 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | John K. Eschbach | SSgt | 20323591 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F. Jacabsen | Last sighted | Sgt | 3754329 |
| Julius Geller | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-818659 |
| John P. Ricker | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-817750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| "On August 5, 1944 we were on out 14th mission. Just before the target we were forced out of formation by another aircraft. At that time we were hit by flak near the upper turret and behind the pilot. The plane began to burn. Just before being hit we had salvoed the bombs. There was a hell of an explosion and then the plane caught fire. We were at 24,000 feet. I managed to get out of the ball. The waist gunner and radio operator went out of the plane first, then the tail gunner and I. There was no bail out signal because the plane was destroyed when first hit by flak." Report of Richard Goff to Charles W. Terry Capt., Air Corps (the 100th Prisoner of War Officer) | ||
| No Data | The following is quoted from Richard L. Goff's 1983 latter to Jim Brown. (pw) "On August 5, 1944 we were on our 14th mission. Just before the target we were forced out of formation by another aircraft. At that time we were hit by flak near the upper turret and behind the pilot. The plane began to burn. Just before being hit we had salvoed the bombs. There was a hell of an explosion and then the plane caught fire. We were at 24,000 feet. I managed to get out of the ball. The Waist Gunner and Radio Operator went out of the plane first, then me followed by the Tail Gunner. There was no bail out signal because the plane was destroyed when first hit by flak." Report by Lt. Edward J. Konopack adds that he and F/O Fred W. Harvey were unable to bail out because of the aircraft was in a spin but the ship blew up and they were thrown out by the force of the explosion. Probably the centrifugal force prevented Scott from getting out or the initial flak hit may have killed him |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: August 8, 1944
