#712 was hit in the nose area by flak. Two engines were lost and it crashed near Rehau, Germany. Witnesses saw 5 to 6 parachutes. (MACR 13738) |
CREW INFO | |||||
Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
Thomas E. Hohman | 2nd LT | Pilot | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | RTD |
Paul L. Loreen | Flight Off. | Co-pilot | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | KIA |
Norman Robins | 1st LT | Air Commander | 01/02/45 | 04/08/45 | KIA |
Robert T. Crain | 2nd LT | DR Navigator | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | RTD |
Elwin C. Newell | 2nd LT | Bombardier | 03/19/45 | 04/08/45 | RMC |
Henry J. Bodzin | 2nd LT | R/Navigator | 10/14/44 | 04/08/45 | KIA |
Fernando DeLuna | SGT | Engineer/Top | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | KIA |
Robert E. Brown | SGT | Radio/Waist | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | MIA |
William G. Schneider | SGT | Waist Gunner | 03/04/45 | 04/08/45 | KIA |
MISSION INFO | |||||
Mission | Date | Name | ID | S/N | Type |
158 | 03/04/45 | NB | 43-38001 | B17G | |
169 | 03/19/45 | TL | 43-38040 | B17G | |
174 | 03/28/45 | PR | 43-37800 | B17G | |
177 | 04/03/45 | Lonesome Polecat | PS | 44-8712 | B17G |
181 | 04/08/45 | Lonesome Polecat | PS | 44-8712 | B17G |
Created 01/07/02 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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