Crash place:19/03/44

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Right,the B-24 crashed at Novo Mosto is "Chief's Flight" (42-52314).

If a B-24 actually crashed at Dravograd ?...perhaps "Homesick Angel" or "War Weary Wanda"?...crash place unknown for now.

michel

[vathra]

Originally Posted by Rottler

Hello vathra,

to your post #8:

MACR 3299 42-52272 „Entire crew KIA/DED“:
6 members of the 2nd Lt Peters crew were completely burned by the crash and buried in Kirchberg (today Cerkvenjak). 4 parachuted and were captured by the Rural Police Pettau in the middle of the stretch Pettau (today Ptuj) - Radkersburg.

You are correct, I missed to put POW, and place of crash is Cerkvenjak, close to Ptuj.
But according to my record from MACR only 3 were PoW, Roland, Inman and Squires. Who was 4th?

Originally Posted by Rottler

MACR 3293 42-52225 „It could be near Novo Mestro, Slovenia“:
Novo Mestro was the crash place of the B-24 42-52314, MACR 3465, Abschußnummer/German casualty no. ME 930.

It is place of crash of 24-52314, but also of 42-52225.
I took a look at Lowell's escape statement:
"Landed NW of Novo Mesto, about one mile. Both landed in near vicinity of ship."
I knew airmen fell near Novo Mesto, but I was not sure of plane.

[Rottler]

Hi vathra,

to 42-52272: the 4th POW was S/Sgt Lynn Mason Ripley, 15324743.

Regards
Leo