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Re: Missing B-24
This link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160517...g/ersdec44.pdf
For December 19: "Lt. Walker sneaked into the island of Bruc and brought ten men from a B-24 crew out safely. The bomber crew was forced down in Yugoslavia--all were injured but able to be brought back to Italy. The men were: 1st Lt Henry F Curry Ist Lt Hollis Sisk 2nd Lt Edward D Jenkins 2nd It Howard K Athey S Sgt Joseph E Weber S Sgt Alvan G Flodine S Sgt George C Holum S Sgt Charles W McCann S Sgt Thomas W Wynne S Sgt E. Miller All were from the 757 Bomb Sq of the 304 (sic) Bomb Gp." (Note may have confused 459th BG with 304th Bomb Wing. The 459th was in the 304th BW.) (Couple of variations in name spelling also) There is an interview with Hollis Sisk here: http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib...c2001001.82957 Click on the "View Digitized Collection" to view the interview. December 18 mission is discussed starting about 42:00 minute. He goes into some detail about what happened. Last edited by RSwank; 29th December 2018 at 18:16. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Thanks RSwank. Very good additional information.
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Re: Missing B-24
Maybe it will be usefull for somebody.
459 group composition at the start mission over Oświęcim 18.12.1944 After upgrade 05.01.2019 Last edited by Fenix78; 5th January 2019 at 14:23. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Hello,
36 a/c contradicts "Coffee Tower" details re 34 a/c took off ? Were there two pilot with the name LOWRY ? "382" - LOWRY and "820" - LOWRY ? From the provided list it cuts down the numbers to the following. 640 - (42-51640 ). 575 612 816 363 873 985 350 - (42-95350). 214 - (41-28214). 934 - (42-51934). 075 - (44-41075). 362 528 418 - 44-50418 ended up at Walnut Ridge in '46. Last edited by Alex Smart; 6th January 2019 at 06:49. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Hi
Alex Smart- probably yes, was two pilots with the surname Lowry The numbers of the planes which you write are also on my schemme The rest not identified planes it is only 13 th planes In this numbers planes will be this one piloted by Henry F Curry |
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Re: Missing B-24
Hello,
From "Coffee Tower" a/c list. 42-95350 - 758 BS - returned to USA. Of the other twelve 640 - 42-51640 - 757 BS. 575 - not listed. 612 - 759 BS 816 - 759 BS 363 - 759 BS 873 - 44-50873 - 756 BS 985 - 42-51985 - 756 BS 214 - 41-28214 or should it be 42-78214 - 758 BS ? 41-2814 was a Baltimore FA632 RAF, mia 1/1/45. 42-78214 returned to USA August 45. 934 - 42-51934 - 756 BS 075 - 44-41075 - Alder - MACR 13264 - 03/24/45 362 - not listed 528 - not listed |
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Re: Missing B-24
Thanks Alex
Curry was from 757 Sqn Maybe we finally shot him ) 528 - It could be 41-29528 "Ole Andy of Kansas". Unfortunatelly this plane was in march 1944 in 838th Squadron 447th BG. This group was convert to the B-17 so perhaps this plane could was transfered to the 459th BG. Last edited by Fenix78; 7th January 2019 at 08:02. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Starting list from 1812.1944 after a little bit upgrade
Curry was from 757 BSsq. From this diagram I think that Curry perhaps was a pilot plane number: 612 or 816. Last edited by Fenix78; 23rd February 2019 at 11:18. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Hello,
"612" From Baughers site. 41-11612 - RAF FK237. 41-28612 - (450BG - MACR 3584 02/22/44). 42-40612 - (93BG - MACR 332 - 01/08/43). 42-50612 - (389 BG - MACR 11106 - 12/25/44). 42-52612 - 446BG. 42-78612 - USA. 43-30612 - (C-87). 44-40612 - (F-7B) 44-41612 - RAAF - A72-104. 44-49612 MIA 05/29/45. 44-50612 Altus 10/24/45. "816" 41-11816 - W/O 07/15/43. 41-23816 - 44BG. 41-28816 - 451BG. 42-63816 - RAF - BZ793. 42-28816 - 361BG. 42-40816 - USN -Bu. 63929. 42-51816 - 461BG. 42-94816 - 492BG. 42-109816 - 93BG. 44-48816 Walnut Ridge. 44-49816 Walnut Ridge. 44-50816 King man. |
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Re: Missing B-24
Hi
Does anybody know who was in the crew Captain Weller ? He fly in 459th BG. Regards Janusz |
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