MACR PILOT: 1Lt Donald K. Oakes O-72891
MACR #: 00683
Fiche #: 00225
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 351st 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: Before reaching target
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-56?98
B: 43-56464
C: 43-56384
D: 43-56422
Weapons
A: 493879
B: 504091
C: 493843
D: 493841
E: 503648
F: 504006
G: 503475
H: 503173
I: 506613
J: 503785
L: 509024
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 | Donald K. Oakes | 1Lt | O-72891 |
| CP | Joseph C. Harper | F/O | T-60796 |
| NAV (N) | Hiram E. Harris | 2Lt | O-791587 |
| BOM (B) | Lloyd A. Hammarlund | 2Lt | O-739026 |
| RAD | James P. Scott | TSgt | 1302050 |
| ENG | George W. Elder | TSgt | 3301721 |
| BAL | Leslie D. Nadeau | SSgt | 1102966 |
| WG (W) | Nolan D. Stevens | SSgt | 39847009 |
| WG (W) | Vincent E. McGraft | SSgt | 119944 |
| TG (T) | Leonard P. Goyer | SSgt | 19099826 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason:
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| B-17 #080 left formation prior to bombing. No information available other than what is given. | ||
| No Data | THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST AMERICAN BOMBER TO LAND IN SWITZERLAND. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS BEFORE THE WAR'S END. LT OAKES STATEMENT FOLLOWS; "SOME TIME BEFORE REACHING THE TARGET A 20-MM SHELL EXPLODED IN THE NO #3 NACELLE, CUTTING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND STARTING A HEAVY OIL LEAK. I THEN FEATHERED THE PROP. THE BTG ADVISED ME THERE WAS A HEAVY OIL LEAK IN THE NO #2 ENGINE. THE PLANE COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE FORMATION AND I LANDED AT THE NEAREST FIELD, WHEELS UP, ON THE BELLY. WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BURN THE PLANE AS IT WAS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDED BY SOLDIERS. MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE CREW WERE INTERNED." |
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
