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Old 12th February 2021, 16:39
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Would someone be so kind to check out if the following info is correct ?

B-17 " Via Panola Express " 42-102968 381BG/534BS GD-N made a forced landing between Kortijk-Dutsel ( Leuven/Louvain area ) and Brusssels on november or october 10 1944.The pilot was Schilling Thomas L. O-808471 , crew Baldwin Miles P. O-761692 piloot - Butler Clyde S. O-783393 534th BS B 1035 - Callan Jack W. 32868230 533rd BS RO - 1st DeVarti Dominick A. O-777312 534th BS B 15/08/1923 Ann Arbor Michigan , 01/09/2001 Arborcrest Memorial Park Wastenshaw County Michigan - Gatzemeier Victor C. 39206608 533rd BS RO - House Jack C. 33674456 533rd BS BTG

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Old 13th February 2021, 10:01
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381st BG did not fly a mission on 10 October, and several webpages confirm the loss of the above bomber on 10 November 1944.
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Hello ,

Thank you , so the date must been 11 november . Do you have any idea if the crewmembersname are correct ?

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Re: B-17 42-102968 381 BG forced landing near Brussels Belgium

I have a couple of books on the 381st BG but the only mention was that following Flak damage which took out two engines Lt Schilling was forced to land in Belgium on the 10th November. The following are noted as serving as crew members of 42-102698 :-

P Lt Thomas L. Schilling
CP Lt Miles P. Baldwin
Nav Lt Lt Clyde S. Butler
B Lt Dominic A. DeVarti
RO ? Jack W. Callan
BTG S/Sgt Jack C. House
RO ? Victor C. Gatzemeier
TG S/Sgt John L.Patrick

There is no crew listing for the 10th November so I cannot confirm if these were the crew for this incident . Jack Callan does not appear in either book but is included on a USAAF site and Victor Gatzemeier is shown as a TOG in the crew of ? Hugh A. Evans but an RO in the Schilling crew on the same site .
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