Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum - Sentner Leonard A ( KIA ) 386 BG

Sentner was not killed, as stated below, and the fact that his name is not included in the US National WW2 Memorial or American Battle Monuments Commission:

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Somebody can tell me what happened to the B-26G (43-34297/AN-A) of the 386 BG 533 BS ? Hit by Flak or engine failure ? This aircraft crashed at Tilly (Belgium) on 28/11/1944. One of the crew members was killed (1st Lt Vernon BLUE from California). I think the others bailed out. Somebody can help me with the names of the other crew members ? Thanks a lot. Regis Decobeck, Waterloo (Belgium)

Hello Regis: I saw your request in guest book dated May 3, 2005 concerning a crash of a 386th B.G. B-26 from the 553rd B.S. The date was November 28, 1944. It was Group mission number 298. The number of the plane was 334297 AN-A. The pilot was 1st Lieutenant Leonard S. Sentner. His co-pilot was 1st Lieutenant Vernon Blue. Bombardier was 1st. Lieutenant Albert H. Westendorf. Enlisted crew were, Tech Sergeant Harvey A Lincoln, Tech Sergeant J.R. Angelo, and Staff Sergeant A.N. Shew.

Approximate flight time on the plane during the mission was two hours and forty-five minutes. The pilot and his co-pilot attempted to land their disabled aircraft which crashed in the process. The other four members of the flight crew had bailed out. Co-pilot Lt. Blue was killed in the crash, Lt. Sentner survived. His next scheduled mission was on December 3, 1944, however he was compelled to abort the mission for unknown reasons. At a later date he was promoted to the rank of Captain.
Chester P. Klier-- Historian, 386th B.G.Web page: http://www.b26.com/historian/chester_klier.htm

From: http://www.b26.com/guestbook/2005.htm