MACR's 16524 and 16526 ?

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
Can someone please confirm or otherwise.
MACR 16524 - 09/05/1943 - 42-5248 - Danish - 97BG/342BS
And
MACR 16526 - 13/04/1943 - 42-5248 - Danish - 97BG/342BS.

Or is one or other incorrect ?

Thanks
Alex

[RSwank]

MACR 16526 is correct with George Danish as pilot and can be found by MACR number or plane number (42-5248) on fold3.
https://www.fold3.com/image/38631212

https://catalog.archives.gov/search?...orNaIds=305256



MACR 16524 does not have a plane listed on fold3 but the crew is listed. It can be found by MACR number on fold3 (only). There is more information in the fortlog which includes both the plane number and the crew list. The pilot was John H Holmes.
https://www.fold3.com/image/38621978?terms=16524,95

see page 46: https://www.91stbombardmentgroup.com...ID/FORTLOG.pdf

"41-24415
Ass 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42;
Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; coll mid air w/25147, prop sheared part
of tail off, crew man bailed out over Mediterranean Sea, w/John Holmes, Hadden, Dunn, Ludolph,
McDonald, Haygreen, Rich Brown, Leibowitz, Lane, Lewis; c/l at base 9/5/43. Sal. MACR 16254.
YANKEE DOODLE II."

Raymond C Lewis, the tail gunner, was the crewman who bailed out over the sea. He was seen in the water but was not rescued. The plane crash landed back at the base.

The second image on this link shows the damaged tail.

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/309

[Alex Smart]

Hello Rolland,

From Accident-Report.com

16524 430509 DANISH, GEORGE B-17F 42-5248 PALERMA AT SEA, SICILY
16526 430413 DANISH, GEORGE B-17F 42-5248 TRAPANI, SICILY

From AAIR

16526 430413 B-17 42-5248 97 342

So MACR 16524 ?

As for MACR 16254 I found two.
8/2/43 - 97BG/414BS - 41-24415 - B17F - Holmes.
And
28/5/45 - 506G/462FS - P-51 - K. M. Miller.

Alex