I know I am a little late to this topic. But I hope participants will still follow the thread. I am working on a memoir with one of the survivors of this particular crash. I would like to know the source of the information you posted here and if the spelling of the name of the Hauptmann involved is correct. I like to add that by crossreferencing my information and some information in this forum I determined that one of the survivors of this crash died on February 2, 1943 during a mission
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=102224
That person would be Karl Mach, who by the way was a relative of this gentleman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Mach