MACR PILOT: 2Lt Robert L. Estes O-1301459
MACR #: 13849
Fiche #: 05055
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: SE
Intended Destination: Nurnburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 10/10 Undercast - ceiling 2500 feet.
Give
Date: April 5, 1945
Time: 13:15
Location: 5036 - 0530E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to:
Other reason for loss: Unknown
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-019903
B: 42-77842
C: SW-008541
D: SW-007346
Weapons
A: 15131509
B: 1299196
C: 1531495
D: 1531066
E: 1530967
F: 1531038
G: 1531003
H: 1231251
I: 1297880
J: 1531101
L: 1297617
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 | Robert L. Estes | 2Lt | O-1301459 |
| CP | Frank J. Marchum | 2Lt | O-930369 |
| NAV (N) | William R. Lewis | 2Lt | O-2075802 |
| BOM (B) | Dale W. Giebekhaus | F/O | T-8223 |
| RAD | Bernard Slavkin | Sgt | 13172313 |
| ENG | Robert A. Crawford | Sgt | 38479607 |
| BAL | Lester E. Weber | Sgt | 17134930 |
| WG (W) | Lashbrook D. Cook | Sgt | 39919739 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Floyd C. Mitchell | Sgt | 38599695 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| James J. Bovenzi | 1Lt | O-834733 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason:
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| A/C 43-37636 was last seen past Liege on the route back from the target. Formation spit up going through clouds. There appeared to be nothing wrong with the aircraft. Pilot should have had about 800 gallons of gasoline for the remainder of the route home. Nothing was seen of or heard from the aircraft after it went into the clouds. (James J. Bovenzi) | ||
| No Data | William R. Lewis is memorialized on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge, England. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: George D. Allen, Capt Air Corps, Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: Unknown
