MACR PILOT: 2Lt Henry P. Shotland O-794706
MACR #: 00680
Fiche #: 00224
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: Regansburg
Intended Destination: North Afirca
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: August 17, 1943
Time: 10:30
Location: Near Nuremburg
Specify: Seen to crash
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-57223
B: 43-57174
C: 43-57047
D: 43-57841
Weapons
A: 313166
B: 313161
C: 312940
D: 313159
E: 311367
F: 458143
G: 311184
H: 313277
I: 492827
J: 313116
L: 311357
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 | Henry P. Shotland | 2Lt | O-794706 |
| CP | Charles R. Thompsen | 2Lt | O-743134 |
| NAV (N) | Thomas J. Doran | 2Lt | O-574164 |
| BOM (B) | William J. Harrison | 2Lt | O-733311 |
| RAD | Edward M. Kussmann | TSgt | 37213844 |
| ENG | Lloyd E. Field | TSgt | 18115944 |
| BAL | Lawrence E. Capdeville | SSgt | 38312764 |
| WG (W) | Roy L. Butler | SSgt | 18076941 |
| WG (W) | John J. Keegan | SSgt | 32409161 |
| TG (T) | Foster Compton | SSgt | 35446408 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. D. Roans | Saw crash | F/O | T-120216 |
| J. K. Justice | Last sighted | Lt | O-735390 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A/C #002 went down near Stuttgart. Entire left wing afire. As he went down A/C exploded. No chutes seen. (Owen D. Roane) A/C #002, on our right wing, hit by enemy aircraft at Nurnburg, dropped wheels. Four chutes seen. Big strip out of vertical stabilizer. Three enemy aircraft last seen attacking. (J. K. Justice) | ||
| 230002 was the number of the B-17 I flew to England in June of 1943, landing at Thorpe Abbotts. I was one of the first pilots in the 349th Squadron. I didn't have a name on the airplane. I flew seven missions ( the first seven the 100th made) and on my eighth, 002 was out of commission, so I flew another. We had three engines shot out over Regensburg on August 17, 1943, lost a lot of fuel, and ran out of gas about 70 miles north of Sicily trying to make it to Africa. The Mediterranean is a not recommended for landing B-17s. They sink. So somebody else inherited 002 and gave it the WAAC HUNTER name. I have no idea who. Since all the other original 349th pilots except one named Sammy Barr and the squadron commander went down before the Regensburg mission, I hardly knew the new replacement crews . I appreciate your interest in things of that era. Sincerely, Glen S. Van Noy |
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
