MACR PILOT: 1Lt Stewart A. McClain O-799814
MACR #: 02760
Fiche #:
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: SSE
Intended Destination: Regensburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: February 25, 1944
Time:
Location: Regensburg
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Aircraft
Serial: 43-33780
Type: B-17
Series: G
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 42-13212
B: 42-75013
C: 41-57165
D: 41-4527
Weapons
A: 364903
B: 385207
C: 384979
D: 384569
E: 385269
F: 405314
G: 361402
H: 405485
I: 334891
J: 385250
L: 385165
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type:
Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Stewart A. McClain | 1Lt | O-799814 |
| CP | John D. McBride | 2Lt | O-681146 |
| NAV (N) | Phillip Mordkowitz | 2Lt | O-686289 |
| BOM (B) | Homer E. Glasco | 2Lt | O-674753 |
| RAD | Samuel H. Kuntz | TSgt | 16074336 |
| ENG | Angelo E. Fernandez | TSgt | 32437791 |
| BAL | Lawrence H. Bennett | SSgt | 35418652 |
| WG (W) | Claude P. Zukowski | SSgt | 13011028 |
| WG (W) | George Knudson | SSgt | 3938801 |
| TG (T) | William l. Cook | SSgt | 14142045 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer E. Ferbache | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-741417 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Unknown
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "A/C hit by flak just after bombs away. Gasoline immediately began to flow back across the wing and the A/C began to fall behind the formation. ..Lt. Pearson | ||
| No Data | Crew joined the 100th in early October 1943. On 25/2/44 Sgt Claude P. Zukowski was flying RWG and became a POW. S/Sgt George Knudsen was flying LWG and was KIA. McClain, McBride & Bennett are buried at the Omaha Beach cemetery. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: February 29, 1944
