MACR PILOT: 2Lt Delbert D. Reeve O-763877
MACR #: 14171
Fiche #: 05162
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: E
Intended Destination: Magdeburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: April 10, 1945
Time: 11:49
Location: 5239N - 1123E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-10809
B: SW-029412
C: ??
D: SW-029644
Weapons
A: 1031872
B: 1032729
C: ??
D: 1533321
E: 1031498
F: 1033931
G: ??
H: 1031114
I: 1031586
J: 1032441
L: 1033545
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 | Delbert D. Reeve | 2Lt | O-763877 |
| CP | Hazen F. Willet | F/O | T-6661 |
| NAV (N) | Steve S. Poulos | F/O | T-4237852 |
| BOM (B) | George E. Woodham | F/O | T-333253 |
| RAD | Albert D. Crabbs | Sgt | 33734677 |
| ENG | Robert E. Trueblood | Sgt | 35894417 |
| BAL | Herman Williams | Sgt | 37744657 |
| WG (W) | Arthur F. Ehrler | Sgt | 16137734 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Wesley A. Woods | Sgt | 39469379 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal R. Powell | Saw crash | 1Lt | O-77810 |
| Laurence S. Lazzari | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-779904 |
| Robert E. Wilkes | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-825042 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Original MACR field blank
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "Aircraft 43-38840 was attacked by two Me 262's and received hits in the Top Turret and #2 engine. Dense smoke came from the #2 engine and then it made a vertical slow roll on it's right wing and burst into flames. It still seemed under some control when two chutes were observed. Later it way believed to have hit the ground and exploded in a very large flame. Lts. Pascal, Lazzari, and Wilkes. The following statement was given by F/O George E. Woodham, T-133153, who returned to this station on 15 April 1945. "I was the third man to bail out of the aircraft, the co-pilot and the navigator were ahead of me. The plane was in a dive when I bailed out and soon after my chute opened I hit the ground. I saw no chutes at all while in the air, and saw none of the crew members after hitting the ground. The plane crashed and exploded close to where I landed. | ||
| No Data | 349th Sqdn .. Crew joined the 100th on 30 Mar 45. This was their first mission. This is the last, 100th crew lost. (pw) |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: George D. Allen, Capt Air Corps, Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: April 15, 1945
