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Re: MACR 6402
Horst Weber and RSwank,
Thank you for your replies. Yes, this is precisely what I am seeking and hoped to find. Here is the MACR and photo of my uncle and seven of his aircrew. There were ten onboard the day they were shot down. The MACR reports, "last seen." As noted in other posts, airplanes often crashed a distance from where they were last seen.
My uncle told me that his airplane lost its turbocharges after the run. They jettisoned guns and any excess weight to stay aloft. An FW-190 pilot found them and apparently knew the plane was disabled. He flew along side the B-24, saluted, dropped back and shot out the #2 engine. Although the plane was on fire the entire crew of ten bailed out. The airplane exploded. The crew was captured and survived the war.
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