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MACR

MACR PILOT: 1Lt George W. Brannan O-746281

MACR #: 03020

Fiche #: 01021

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: NNE

Intended Destination: Berlin

Mission Type: Operational

Weather

Weather: Scattered Clouds - 2 - 6/10 undercast

Give

Date: March 6, 1944

Time: 12:00

Location: Western Germany

Specify:

Confirmed or believed reason for loss

Loss due to: Other circumstances

Other reason for loss: Aircraft exploded in mid-air

Aircraft

Serial: 42-31735

Type: B-17

Series: G

Engines

Model: R-1820-97

A: SW-007662

B: SW-007478

C: SW-007739

D: SW-007295

Weapons

A: 895175

B: 894521

C: 461231

D: 461328

E: 894537

F: 893980

G: 893295

H: 892413

I: 892856

J: 893540

L: 893845 (m) 894019

Persons are listed as

Casualty Type: Battle casualty

Number of persons on board

Crew: 10

Pass: 0

Total: 10

Personnel

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PositionNameRankSerial
P1
P2George W. Brannan1LtO-746281
CPThomas R. Leslie2LtO-753799
NAV (N)Clyde F. Dale2LtO-807998
BOM (B)Louis J. Denisco2LtO-673108
RADWilliman F. TeaffTSgt35586750
ENGWalter S. AustinTSgt32575142
BALRobyn P. FultonSSgt38144761
WG (W)Howard T. LarimoreSSgt15335479
WG (W)Charles F. ElliottSSgt35563917
TG (T)Robert L. GreenleafSSgt11043094

Personnel who are believed to have survived

Reason: Unknown

Other:

Eyewitness description of crash

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Last NameFirst nameReport
A/C #735 was not seen after the first fighter attack at 1200 near 52 30N 07 15 E. Details of the loss of this aircraft are not available.
No DataEyewitness Account Missing: Jim Brown indicates Leslie and Dale were KIA and the rest of the crew were POWs.They were on their 13th mission. (pw)

Description of search effort

Detail: No search made.

Preparing Officer

Prepared by:

Date prepared: Unknown