MACR PILOT: 1Lt Charles L. Duncan O-791081
MACR #: 00268
Fiche #: 00089
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 350th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: South
Intended Destination: Le Bourget
Mission Type: Bombing
Weather
Weather: Overcast
Give
Date: July 10, 1944
Time: 08:29
Location: 49 50' N - 01 E
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-58626
B: 43-58700
C: 43-58294
D: 43-58670
Weapons
A: 458206
B: 458350
C: 458020
D: 458180
E: 458278
F: 458279
G: 458054
H: 458181
I: 458472
J: 458374
L: 492471
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 | Charles L. Duncan | 1Lt | O-791081 |
| CP | Archibald L. Robertson | 2Lt | O-798030 |
| NAV (N) | Oliver M. Chiesl | 2Lt | O-731267 |
| BOM (B) | William H. Forbes | 1Lt | O-737093 |
| RAD | Edmund A. Oliver | Sgt | 34332447 |
| ENG | Ernest De Los Santos | TSgt | 18063077 |
| BAL | |||
| WG (W) | Parrish Reynolds | Sgt | 35481170 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | William D. Whitley | SSgt | 37450306 |
| Asst Engineer | Bernard L. Hanover | SSgt | 20345534 |
| Asst Radio Operator | Gene F. Frank | SSgt | 37292132 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Egan | Last sighted | Maj | O-399510 |
| R. C. King | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-661942 |
| Curtis R. Biddick | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-729797 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan's ship went down in France near coast. Saw 8 chutes. Plane broke into flames. (John C. Egan) A/C #050, #1 engine on fire dropped below formation and circled. Six chutes seen all bailed out over land between Dieppe & FeCamp. After six bailed out ship headed approximately 180 degrees True and disappeared in a cloud. (R. C. King) Saw 10 chutes at 27, 000 ft. Landed, we think, on the ground. (Curtis R. Biddick) | ||
| Parrish Reynolds (Sgt Robert Quientin "Parrish" Reynolds) was a replacement for Sgt Clifford Starkey and Sgt. Oliver was replacing T/Sgt John K. Beard. Apparently, S/Sgt George Appleton (original WG on Duncan Crew) did not fly to England with this Crew and was replaced by a T/Sgt James C. Brown (Special order #103, last page, May 25, 1943). Sgt Brown was in the 418th ground crew in October 1942 at Boise, Idaho. Sgt. Brown was KIA April 28, 1944 in aircraft flown by Capt W. G. Lakin and new C. O. Col. Robert Kelly. Soon after arrival in England, it seems that Sgt Brown was put into a gunner’s pool and did not fly one mission with this Crew. A Sgt Clifford Starkey flew as WG on the first two missions with Lt Duncan then was replaced on the June 28, 1943 mission to St Nazaire by Sgt Reynolds. Sgt Reynolds was flying as a waist gunner on July 10, 1943. He was briefly a POW but somehow managed to escape. After many months, he was returned to England with the help of the French Underground. Bill Forbes told this writer (1979) the "Judy D. " was named for 1st Lt Charles Duncan's infant daughter. The crew was returning from the target when jumped by FW 190s. Engine and wing on fire. No chance to get to England or crash land in channel so bailed out. Ollie Chiesl became stuck in escape hatch & Forbes had to literally kick him out. " S. O. C. p. 7 states that Bernard Hanover was the first man in the 100th to get a Purple Heart (St. Nazaire 28 June 1943). However, the first 100th man to WIN a Purple Heart had to be from one of the three crews of the 349th Sqdn. that went down on 25/6/43. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 2nd Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: July 22, 1943
