MACR PILOT: 1Lt William A. Terry O-745976
MACR #: 03033
Fiche #: 03033
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: East
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: Scattered Clouds - 2 - 6/10 undercast
Give
Date: March 6, 1944
Time: 14:00
Location: Western Germany
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to:
Other reason for loss: Unknown
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-001928
B: SW-001016
C: SW-001938
D: SW-001916
Weapons
A: 948870
B: 948872
C: 948892
D: 647312
E: 647333
F: 647318
G: 647326
H: 898773
I: 898729
J: 898766
L: 948872 (M) 948873
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 | William A. Terry | 1Lt | O-745976 |
| CP | W.L. Peterson | 2Lt | O-687206 |
| NAV (N) | R.P. Schremser | 2Lt | O-807936 |
| BOM (B) | R.G. Cotter | 2Lt | O-685777 |
| RAD | R.P. Howell | TSgt | 39191657 |
| ENG | J.P. Aitken | TSgt | 17059503 |
| BAL | J.A. Bain | SSgt | 15329946 |
| WG (W) | J.R. Horn | SSgt | 37099626 |
| WG (W) | C.C. Anthony | SSgt | 16082793 |
| TG (T) | C.D. Hampton | SSgt | 39907471 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Unknown
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Author unknown: "Shot down by fighters. Fell apart in mid-air, tail section fell in one place the rest destroyed by explosion on bombs. 17th mission for this crew. | ||
| No Data | Crew joined the 100th on 1 Dec 43. Aircraft 42-97482, "TERRY AND THE PIRATES", shot down during the great air battle near Haseluenne around noon 6 Mar 44. Aircraft crashed near Quakenbruck. Seven were KIA and three became POWs. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: March 13, 1944
