Missing B-24
 

Hello


I am looking for the plane which captain/pilot was Henry F. Curry. Plane had emergency landing 18.12.1944 in Brač island. Plane was from 459th BG.


Does anybody now story this plane and his number ??


Regards
Janusz

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Hello Janusz,
Don't know if this will help, but 2Lt. Henry F. Curry is listed as a 757 Bom Sqn man.
This is a list of that Sans a/c.

https://www.459bg.org/757th_Squadron_Airplanes.cfm

The website gives a tale for 44-41161 down at His on the date you give. However no crew list only Captain of crew, not Curry.

There is it seems no "a/c not lost" as far as I can see for the date given. So can only assume that it continued in service.

Alex

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Am sure you have checked the macr's but nothing of Curry.
MACR 10685 - 42-95265
MACR 10688 - 42-51714
MACR 10698 - 44-4272
MACR 10699 - 42-78160

Re: Missing B-24
 

Alex


For Curry not exist MACR. His plane crashed 18.12.1944 in Brač.
After one day 19.12.1944 he and probably rest of crew was evacuated by boat to the Italy. I am looking for any about this plane.


Plane 44-41161 had emergency landing on the VIs island. Pilot was A.E.Purman


Janusz

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MACR was not made, since crew was quickly evacuated with partisans help. Plane was lost.

Re: Missing B-24
 

Vathra


Yes you have right. But how was the plane number ????


Janusz

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Dont know.
We spoke about this on mail this morning, btw.

I have more such cases where I would like to find serial no, and I dont know even where to search...

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Probably list of Curry crew (not completed):


1st Lt Henry F. Curry
1st Lt Hollis Dewitt Sisk https://wwiiflighttraining.org/?page_id=721
T/Sgt. Thomas W. Jr. Wynne - Waist gunner
T/Sgt. (B)Rollum ??
T/Sgt. McAnn
S/Sgt. Alvar Flodine - Nose guner https://www.459bg.org/Flodine_Alvar_F7426_459BG.cfm
S/Sgt Miller (Maybe: https://www.459bg.org/Miller_Edward_M0702_459BG.cfm)
S/Sgt. Weber (Maybe: https://www.459bg.org/Weber_Joseph_W8816_459BG.cfm)


Unfortunatelly nowhere number of the plane :(

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Crew

Henry Curry
Hollis Sisk
Edward Jenkins
Howard Athey
Joseph Weber
Alvar Flodine
George Hollum
Charles McCann
Thomas Wynne
Edward Miller

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For interest.


"Coffee Tower"
Page 151.
Column 2.
" at 0730, 34planes took off".

page 152.
Column 1
" Not so for a number of 459th crews, however. Missing Air Crew Reports list four 459th crews and aeroplanes lost on December 18 - but the Group Operations Report indicates a full accounting came up with a far higher number. Here's an excerpt from that report:

"Bombing was by PFF methods( Mickey), one aircraft returned early and four aircraft returned prior to bombing, because of mechanical difficulties. Five aircraft jettisoned bombs because box leader did not drop bombs.
Box leader is missing. One B-24 is at the island of VI's; one B-24 was seen to crashing the water eight miles north of the Spur, and nineB-24s were missing.Personnel casualties were 101 crew members missing in action. Moderate to intense, accurate flak was experienced at the target."

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This link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160517...g/ersdec44.pdf

For December 19:

"Lt. Walker sneaked into the island of Bruc and brought ten men from a B-24 crew out safely. The bomber crew was forced down in Yugoslavia--all were injured but able to be brought back to Italy.
The men were:
1st Lt Henry F Curry
Ist Lt Hollis Sisk
2nd Lt Edward D Jenkins
2nd It Howard K Athey
S Sgt Joseph E Weber
S Sgt Alvan G Flodine
S Sgt George C Holum
S Sgt Charles W McCann
S Sgt Thomas W Wynne
S Sgt E. Miller

All were from the 757 Bomb Sq of the 304 (sic) Bomb Gp."
(Note may have confused 459th BG with 304th Bomb Wing. The 459th was in the 304th BW.)
(Couple of variations in name spelling also)


There is an interview with Hollis Sisk here:

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib...c2001001.82957

Click on the "View Digitized Collection" to view the interview. December 18 mission is discussed starting about 42:00 minute. He goes into some detail about what happened.

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Thanks RSwank. Very good additional information.

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Maybe it will be usefull for somebody.
459 group composition at the start mission over Oświęcim 18.12.1944

After upgrade 05.01.2019
https://pluto.uploadfile.pl/pobierz/...1326980696.jpg

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Hello,
36 a/c contradicts "Coffee Tower" details re 34 a/c took off ?
Were there two pilot with the name LOWRY ?
"382" - LOWRY and "820" - LOWRY ?

From the provided list it cuts down the numbers to the following.
640 - (42-51640 ).
575
612
816
363
873
985
350 - (42-95350).
214 - (41-28214).
934 - (42-51934).
075 - (44-41075).
362
528

418 - 44-50418 ended up at Walnut Ridge in '46.

Re: Missing B-24
 

Hi


Alex Smart- probably yes, was two pilots with the surname Lowry
The numbers of the planes which you write are also on my schemme


The rest not identified planes it is only 13 th planes :)
In this numbers planes will be this one piloted by Henry F Curry

Re: Missing B-24
 

Hello,
From "Coffee Tower" a/c list.

42-95350 - 758 BS - returned to USA.
Of the other twelve
640 - 42-51640 - 757 BS.
575 - not listed.
612 - 759 BS
816 - 759 BS
363 - 759 BS
873 - 44-50873 - 756 BS
985 - 42-51985 - 756 BS
214 - 41-28214 or should it be 42-78214 - 758 BS ? 41-2814 was a Baltimore FA632 RAF, mia 1/1/45. 42-78214 returned to USA August 45.
934 - 42-51934 - 756 BS
075 - 44-41075 - Alder - MACR 13264 - 03/24/45
362 - not listed
528 - not listed

Re: Missing B-24
 

Thanks Alex
Curry was from 757 Sqn
Maybe we finally shot him :))


528 - It could be 41-29528 "Ole Andy of Kansas". Unfortunatelly this plane was in march 1944 in 838th Squadron 447th BG. This group was convert to the B-17 so perhaps this plane could was transfered to the 459th BG.

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Starting list from 1812.1944 after a little bit upgrade

Curry was from 757 BSsq. From this diagram I think that Curry perhaps was a pilot plane number: 612 or 816.


https://chomiczek.uploadfile.pl/pobi...1326980696.jpg

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Hello,
"612"
From Baughers site.
41-11612 - RAF FK237.
41-28612 - (450BG - MACR 3584 02/22/44).
42-40612 - (93BG - MACR 332 - 01/08/43).
42-50612 - (389 BG - MACR 11106 - 12/25/44).
42-52612 - 446BG.
42-78612 - USA.
43-30612 - (C-87).
44-40612 - (F-7B)
44-41612 - RAAF - A72-104.
44-49612 MIA 05/29/45.
44-50612 Altus 10/24/45.

"816"
41-11816 - W/O 07/15/43.
41-23816 - 44BG.
41-28816 - 451BG.
42-63816 - RAF - BZ793.
42-28816 - 361BG.
42-40816 - USN -Bu. 63929.
42-51816 - 461BG.
42-94816 - 492BG.
42-109816 - 93BG.
44-48816 Walnut Ridge.
44-49816 Walnut Ridge.
44-50816 King man.

Re: Missing B-24
 

Hi
Does anybody know who was in the crew Captain Weller ? He fly in 459th BG.



Regards
Janusz