MACR PILOT: Capt James R. Geary O-425146
MACR #: 05151
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: E
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 10/10 low clouds over route - 8/10 at the target
Give
Date: May 24, 1944
Time: 11:15
Location: Target area
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to:
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-012616
B: SW-012447
C: SW-012809
D: SW-012773
Weapons
A: 1182385
B: 1181903
C: 1181981
D: 1182513
E: 11820?1
F: 1191984
G: 225459
H: 949651
I: 948759
J: 1181774
L: 949651
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 | Maurice, J. Fitzgerald | Maj | O-371839 |
| P2 | James R. Geary | Capt | O-425146 |
| CP | |||
| NAV (N) | Dort B. Payne | 2Lt | O-694893 |
| BOM (B) | Edwin Stern | 1Lt | O-873830 |
| RAD | Louis Paltrineri | TSgt | 11086614 |
| ENG | Francis Acker | TSgt | 18226288 |
| BAL | Carl F. Schuster | SSgt | 13168090 |
| WG (W) | John E. Trout | SSgt | 36327987 |
| WG (W) | Jack W. Domenig | SSgt | 33887688 |
| TG (T) | Arthur J. Harris | 1Lt | O-0-745890 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information not available |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Parachutes were used
Other: This crew bailed out over Ludwigslust and all were captured.
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "Accurate observations made impossible due to fighter attacks and 10/10 cloud cover. | ||
| No Data | On 24/5/44 this was the lead ship of the Group formation. Major Fitzgerald was C.O. of the 350th and Capt Geary was a pilot who had completed a tour of operations with the 390th Bomb Group and then been assigned to the 100th. Lt. A. J. Harris, as pilot of his own crew had been interned in Sweden on 20/2/44 with his crew but apparently had gotten back to Thorpe Abbotts by some means. It seems most unusual that he would have been allowed to fly over Europe again because, for security reasons, Evadees & Internees were invariably sent back to the U.S.A. This crew bailed out over Ludwigslust, Germany and all were captured. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: May 27, 1944
