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Old 12th January 2018, 19:28
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Re: 451st BG/726BS - MACR 7211

Hi Alex,
For everyone else MACR 7211 starts here on fold3 for those with access:

https://www.fold3.com/image/28666490

Nothing concrete here but 2nd Lt Maurice John Beaucond, Jr. was shot down becoming a POW about a month later on 22 Aug 44 flying B-24H-5-FO-42-52111 (MACR 8001), see attached; source of attachment

https://docslide.com.br/documents/b-...-schiffer.html

Edit: direct PDF download here http://biblioteka.mycity-military.co...049th%20BW.pdf

MACR 8001 appears to not be available on fold3. Baugher offers the same limited data

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3.html

This MACR 8001 would be helpful to see if it matches the crew in MACR 7211, less of course Lt Cook and Sgt McLean and their unknown replacements. According to the attached 7 of the crew were KIA. This could be backtracked to the crew during MACR 7211 to see who survived the war but still would not prove 42-52111 was the involved plane when Cook and McLean jumped.

Of little value Lt Beaucond MIA newspaper article
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1647...it_free_press/

If the 451st BG/726 BS had a strict crew to plane assignment policy 42-52111 is a likely candidate.
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