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#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
38201 Dufelmeier Arthur James ‘Art’ Staff SergeantSergeant36445679 21st January 1923 in Beardstown, IllinoisAmericanFlex Waist GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 7th Bombardment Squadron (H), 34th Bombardment Group (H), 3rd Air Division 1944-06-22B-24 Turgo JoeJ42-40303 R2:? Mendlesham airfield (Station #156), Suffolk, England Marshalling yards, SE of Paris (Mission #432), France See archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4
38202 Murphy Ralph Preston Staff SergeantSergeant33429143 5th December 1922 in Perryopolis, PennsylvaniaAmericanTail GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 7th Bombardment Squadron (H), 34th Bombardment Group (H), 3rd Air Division 1944-06-22B-24 Turgo JoeJ42-40303 R2:? Mendlesham airfield (Station #156), Suffolk, England Marshalling yards, SE of Paris (Mission #432), France See archive report for detailsReturned
38203 Gray Richard Lawrence Staff SergeantSergeant33408719 5th September 1922 in Warren, Pennsylvania AmericanBall Turret GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 7th Bombardment Squadron (H), 34th Bombardment Group (H), 3rd Air Division 1944-06-22B-24 Turgo JoeJ42-40303 R2:? Mendlesham airfield (Station #156), Suffolk, England Marshalling yards, SE of Paris (Mission #432), France See archive report for detailsReturned
38204 BorovecRudolfFLying Officer81885Age 27CzechPilotRAFVREighteen Command19Sqn
1942-04-01SpitfireVbAD377QV-LRAF Ludham, NorfolkPatrolSee Archive report for further detailsSurvived bt later killedCentral cemetery, Pardubice, CzechiaBorn on the 05th February 1915 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia. The text on the memorial reads: 'Borovec Rudolf/ št.captain of the air force, former adjutant of the Royal Air Force,/fighter of the Slovak uprising and partisan/ * 5. 2. 1915 - +9. 11. 1944/ fell in Slovakia between Železn and Magura/ during the Uprising near Báňská Bystrica. Rudolf Borovec/ *9. 1885, martyred in Oswiecim 1943".
38205 PughWinfred Larkin 1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-806134 22nd August 1921 in Edom, TexasAmericanPilotUSAAF8th Air Force750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 7A
38206 Richards Arthur Harold Flight OfficerWarrant OfficerT-122885 12th December 1921 in IowaAmericanCo-PilotAM (2 OLC)

USAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsKiALuxembourg American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 5, Grave 46.
38207 Drummond Julius Homer 1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-749762 17th August 1921 in Floyd County, GeorgiaAmericanNavigatorAM (3 OLC)

PH

USAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsKiALuxembourg American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 5, Grave 52
38208 Page Clifford Ellsworth Staff SergeantSergeant16076360 11th July 1923 in Prentice, IllinoisAmericanTogglierUSAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4
38209 Szumierz Edward Matthew Technical SergeantFlight Sergeant31265004 8th October 1922 in Auburn, New HampshireAmericanRadio OperatorAM (3 OLC)

PH

USAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsMurderedArdennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 38, Grave 2
38210 Woodgate James Edward Technical SergeantFlight Sergeant36102445 17th May 1917 in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAmericanEngineer AM (3 OLC)

PH (OLC)

USAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsMiACommemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
38211 Wheatley Joseph Ralph Staff SergeantSergeant32752019 12th September 1923 in Bridgeville, Sussex, DelawareAmericanLeft Waist GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4
38212 Poshefko John Thomas Staff SergeantSergeant331124298th September 1918 in Bethlehem, Northampton, PennsylvaniaAmericanRight Waist GunnerAM (2 OLC)

PH (OLC)

USAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsKiALuxembourg American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 10, Grave 53
38213 Martin Howard Wayne Staff SergeantSergeant17057626 9th September 1922 in Dexter, IowaAmericanTail GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 750th Bombardment Squadron (H), 457th Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division 1944-08-24B-17G42-97571:G Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England Weimar (Mission #568), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4
38214 Evans William J. 1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-687573 31st July 1919 in Brighton, New YorkAmericanPilotUSAAF8th Air Force852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:WMetfield (Station #366), Suffolk, EnglandBretigny Airfield (Mission #384), FranceSee Archive Report for detailsEvader
38215 Krasnow Norman 2nd LieutenantPilot OfficerO-758189 8th May 1920 in Brooklyn, New YorkAmericanCo-PilotUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsPoW, Unknown camp
38216 Blue Malcolm Leonard 2nd LieutenantPilot OfficerO-702888 26th July 1920 in Old Forge, Herkimer County, New YorkAmericanNavigatorPH

USAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsKiAEpinal American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 32, Grave 56.
38217 Tickner Russell Edgar 2nd LieutenantPilot OfficerO-694819 25th August 1921 in Fairfield, IllinoisAmericanBombardierUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsEvader
38218 Reedy Edward Francis Staff SergeantSergeant1308214116th January 1917 in Charles City, CaliforniaAmericanEngineerUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsEvader
38219 Brush Jr. Milton Joseph Staff SergeantSergeant1506071810th September 1917 in Lafayette, IndianaAmericanRadio OperatorUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsPoW, Unknown camp
38220 Countryman George Emery SergeantSergeant32191923 30th June 1918 in Kingston, New YorkAmericanBall Turret GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4
38221 Blair Clare Alden SergeantSergeant153207926th March 1923 in Akron, OhioAmericanRight Waist GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsEvader
38222 Friel Edward Joseph SergeantSergeant312943043rd March 1922 in Boston, MassachusettsAmericanLeft Waist GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsId No: 78309, Buchenwald, PoW No. 8169, Stalag Luft 3
38223 Lemay Raymond George SergeantSergeant1105758730th June 1922 in Lawrence, MassachusettsAmericanTail GunnerPH

USAAF8th Air Force 852nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division 1944-06-02B-24H42-953103Q:W Metfield (Station #366), Suffolk, England Bretigny Airfield (Mission #384), France See Archive Report for detailsKiAEpinal American cemetery, Plot A, Row 6, Grave 30
38224 EichlerBohuslavFlight Lieutenant82543 23rd April 1911 in Trneny Ujezd, Okres Kladno, Central Bohemia, Czechia PilotRAFVRBomber Command 142Sqn
1944-11-20MosquitoB.XXVKB3874H:?RAF Gransden LodgeBerlinCrashed while attempting an emergency landing returning from a night raid on Berlin, Germany.KiACambridge City Cemetery, Grave 15158
38225 LogieGeorge Sergeant1569774NavigatorRAFVRBomber Command 142Sqn
1944-11-20MosquitoB.XXVKB3874H:?RAF Gransden LodgeBerlin Crashed while attempting an emergency landing returning from a night raid on Berlin, Germany. KiAElgin New Cemetery Sec. N. South Div. Grave 16
38226 JohnstonHarry McPherson Flight Lieutenant117127PilotDSO

DFC

RAFVRBomber Command635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantesFour of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in DorsetReturnedNoneCitation for this mission: Distinguished Service Order. Flight Lieutenant Harry McPherson JOHNSTON (117127), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Cross. Pilot Officer Roland Thomas PADDEN (176113), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Medal. 1321135 Flight Sergeant John Hugh LEDGERWOOD. RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. One night in June 1944, the above personnel were captain, wireless operator and rear gunner respectively of an aircraft detailed to attack an important railway siding at Nantes. Owing to adverse weather and the presence of heavy cloud over the target, it was found on breaking cloud that the aircraft was in an unfavourable position for attack. Despite danger from the powerful defences, Flight Lieutenant Johnston manoeuvred for a position from which a good bombing run could be started. While orbiting the target with this end in view the aircraft was illuminated by searchlights and engaged by anti-aircraft fire. Severe damage was sustained and fire broke out in the rear of the bomber, which fell in to a steep dive and became extremely difficult to control. Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood reported that his parachute had been damaged by fire. The captain was still exerting all his strength in his efforts to control the aircraft, when the rear turret fell off. The fire, still raging in the rear, was brought under control by the courage and tenacity of Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood who, although suffering from severe burns, extinguished it unaided. Flight Lieutenant Johnston then decided, in spite of the precarious condition of the bomber; to try to reach this country. With the assistance of the wireless operator, Pilot Officer Padden, he managed to bring the aircraft more or less under control and, after two hours of endeavour, reached an airfield in England. Throughout the return flight, Pilot Officer Padden rendered most valuable aid in the navigation of the aircraft and greatly assisted his captain in making a safe landing.

DFC awarded to acting Sqn Ldr. Johnston whilst with 635 Sqn. London Gazette 16th February 1945
38227 LedgerwoodJohn HughFlight Sergeant132135Air Gunner (Rear)DFM

RAFVRBomber Command635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantesFour of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in DorsetReturnedNoneCitation for this mission: Distinguished Service Order. Flight Lieutenant Harry McPherson JOHNSTON (117127), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Cross. Pilot Officer Roland Thomas PADDEN (176113), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Medal. 1321135 Flight Sergeant John Hugh LEDGERWOOD. RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. One night in June 1944, the above personnel were captain, wireless operator and rear gunner respectively of an aircraft detailed to attack an important railway siding at Nantes. Owing to adverse weather and the presence of heavy cloud over the target, it was found on breaking cloud that the aircraft was in an unfavourable position for attack. Despite danger from the powerful defences, Flight Lieutenant Johnston manoeuvred for a position from which a good bombing run could be started. While orbiting the target with this end in view the aircraft was illuminated by searchlights and engaged by anti-aircraft fire. Severe damage was sustained and fire broke out in the rear of the bomber, which fell in to a steep dive and became extremely difficult to control. Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood reported that his parachute had been damaged by fire. The captain was still exerting all his strength in his efforts to control the aircraft, when the rear turret fell off. The fire, still raging in the rear, was brought under control by the courage and tenacity of Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood who, although suffering from severe burns, extinguished it unaided. Flight Lieutenant Johnston then decided, in spite of the precarious condition of the bomber; to try to reach this country. With the assistance of the wireless operator, Pilot Officer Padden, he managed to bring the aircraft more or less under control and, after two hours of endeavour, reached an airfield in England. Throughout the return flight, Pilot Officer Padden rendered most valuable aid in the navigation of the aircraft and greatly assisted his captain in making a safe landing.
38228 WarmingtonEdwin John Flying Officer157190Flight EngineerMiD

RAFVRBomber Command635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantesFour of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in DorsetPoW No: 4712 Stalag Luft 1None924505 Flt Sgt. Warmington was Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). London Gazette 14th January 194
38229 BoddingtonRobert Anthony Flight Lieutenant104534Bomb AimerDFC

DFC Bar

RAFVRBomber Command635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantesFour of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in DorsetEvader/KiA 14th February 1945NoneActing Flt Lt. Boddington was awarded the DFC whilst with 97 Sqn. London Gazette 31st July 1942

Returned to England on the 9th August 1944

635 Sqn, Lancaster III PB287 F2:T

Sqn Ldr. Boddington was posthumously awarded a Bar to his DFC whilst with 635 Sqn. London Gazette 12th February 1946
38230 PaddonRoland Thomas Pilot Officer176113Wireless Operator/Air GunnerDFC

RAFVRBomber Command 635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantes Four of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in Dorset ReturnedNone Citation for this mission: Distinguished Service Order. Flight Lieutenant Harry McPherson JOHNSTON (117127), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Cross. Pilot Officer Roland Thomas PADDEN (176113), RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. Distinguished Flying Medal. 1321135 Flight Sergeant John Hugh LEDGERWOOD. RAFVR, No. 635 Sqn. One night in June 1944, the above personnel were captain, wireless operator and rear gunner respectively of an aircraft detailed to attack an important railway siding at Nantes. Owing to adverse weather and the presence of heavy cloud over the target, it was found on breaking cloud that the aircraft was in an unfavourable position for attack. Despite danger from the powerful defences, Flight Lieutenant Johnston manoeuvred for a position from which a good bombing run could be started. While orbiting the target with this end in view the aircraft was illuminated by searchlights and engaged by anti-aircraft fire. Severe damage was sustained and fire broke out in the rear of the bomber, which fell in to a steep dive and became extremely difficult to control. Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood reported that his parachute had been damaged by fire. The captain was still exerting all his strength in his efforts to control the aircraft, when the rear turret fell off. The fire, still raging in the rear, was brought under control by the courage and tenacity of Flight Sergeant Ledgerwood who, although suffering from severe burns, extinguished it unaided. Flight Lieutenant Johnston then decided, in spite of the precarious condition of the bomber; to try to reach this country. With the assistance of the wireless operator, Pilot Officer Padden, he managed to bring the aircraft more or less under control and, after two hours of endeavour, reached an airfield in England. Throughout the return flight, Pilot Officer Padden rendered most valuable aid in the navigation of the aircraft and greatly assisted his captain in making a safe landing.
38231 HarrowingJack Sergeant618316Air Gunner (Mid Upper)RAFVRBomber Command635Sqn
1944.06.11LancasterIIIND965F2:KRAF Downham MarketNantesFour of the crew baled out just after leaving the target at Nantes in France. The aircraft was hit by Flak with the Rear Turret falling off after catching fire. The rudder and tailplane were also damaged. Flt Lt. Johnston landed at RAF Warmwell in DorsetEvaderNoneReturned to England on the 9th August 1944
38232 SchellLeonard FrancisPilot OfficerJ/43902CanadianNavigatorRCAF12 Operational Training Group5 OTU (RCAF)1944-05-29MitchellIIHD345RCAF Boundary BayCross country trainingCrashed in side of mountainKilledOttawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada
Accident report
38233 WhitlockHarold BrandFlying OfficerJ/28562CanadianPilotRCAF12 Operational Training Group5 OTU (RCAF)1944-05-29MitchellIIHD345RCAF Boundary BayCross country trainingCrashed in side of mountainKilledOttawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada
Accident report
38234 MansonHarald MagnusSergeantR/192989CanadianWireless Operator/Air GunnerRCAF12 Operational Training Group5 OTU (RCAF)1944-05-29MitchellIIHD345RCAF Boundary BayCross country trainingCrashed in side of mountainKilledOttawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 5. Canada
Accident report
38235 JohnstonClarence ArthurSergeantR/275157CanadianAir GunnerRCAF12 Operational Training Group5 OTU (RCAF)1944-05-29MitchellIIHD345RCAF Boundary BayCross country trainingCrashed in side of mountainKilledOttawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 5. Canada
Accident report
38236 GeigerJerome HenryCaptain0-731854Age 23USAPilotDFC (US)
USAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38237 MuffettWinfield Felton1LT0-760895Age 22USACo-PilotDFC (US)
USAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38238 HubbellCharles Hugh2LT0-713616Age 22USANavigatorDFC (US)
USAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38239 ŠiškaASgt787493CzechoslovakiaPilotRAFVRBomber Command311Sqn Czechoslovakia
1941-12-28WellingtonIcT2553KX-BEast WrethamTake off: 1716WilhelmshavenCrashed North Sea 100 km west of Petten, Noord-HollandPoWTook off from RAF East Wretham at 17:16 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Over the target, the aircraft was damaged by Flak. Homeward-bound, the port engine caught fire causing the propellor to break off, severing control links; crashed in the North Sea west of Petten (Noord-Holland).

Five of the six crew members managed to get into the dinghy. The tail gunner drowned when the wreckage sank. After two days, they were spotted 90 kilometers west of Den Helder by British planes. They threw off an aid package, but it floated away. On the morning of New Year’s Day, Josef Tomanek succumbed to the winter hardships. His body was put overboard by his comrades. It was not until 3 January that the dinghy and the other four crew members washed ashore at Petten. In the meantime, one of the crew members had died. (Josef Mohr was buried in the war cemetery of Bergen). Fg The rest of those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Fg Off Scerba was repatriated on 16 September 1944.
38240 ReisingFrank Herman2LT0-762804Age 28USABombadierUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38241 ChaplowLeroy HenryS/Sgt15070182Age 26USATurret gunnerUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38242 DivilKenneth DavidSgt357655391925-05-02, Smithfield, Fayette County, PennsylvaniaUSABall turret gunnerAir Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple HeartUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageKilled Age 19American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium Plot D, Row 10, Grave 53

The eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38243 GoodmanWalter FrankS/Sgt36480907Age 23USARadioUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38244 IngisonWalter CharlesSgt36597221Age 19USAGunnerUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38245 PierceJames MackS/Sgt37677168Age 25USAWaist gunnerUSAAF351st Bomber Group508th Bomber Squadron
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageSurvivedThe eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38246 KurtzJohn JosephS/Sgt36827478Age 19USAGerman speaking specialist Y operatorUSAAF351st Bomber Group511th Bomber Squadron (assigned to 508th Bomber Squadron)
1944-09-27B-17 Fortress42-98004YB-HRAF Polebrook09:37Bomb marshalling yards Köln (Cologne)150mm flak shell blew huge hole in fuselageBlown out after explosion. PoW Stalag Luft 4The eyewitness account from Jerome H. Geiger reads: “I, Jerome H. Geiger, O-731854, was flying as pilot of Aircraft No. 42-98004 which was flying in Lead Position of the Low Squadron on a mission to Cologne, Germany on 27 September 1944. About a second after bombs away 150 mm. Flak hit my plane, knocking out the Ball Turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers and radios. The Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly.......and the Y-Operator (a German-speaking voice interceptor from 511st Bomber Sqn) fell out without his parachute (see note below). The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further incident.”
38247 ŠcerbaJF/O82633CzechoslovakiaW/OpRAFVRBomber Command311Sqn Czechoslovakia
1941-12-28WellingtonIcT2553KX-BEast WrethamTake off: 1716WilhelmshavenCrashed North Sea 100 km west of Petten, Noord-HollandPoWTook off from RAF East Wretham at 17:16 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Over the target, the aircraft was damaged by Flak. Homeward-bound, the port engine caught fire causing the propellor to break off, severing control links; crashed in the North Sea west of Petten (Noord-Holland).

Five of the six crew members managed to get into the dinghy. The tail gunner drowned when the wreckage sank. After two days, they were spotted 90 kilometers west of Den Helder by British planes. They threw off an aid package, but it floated away. On the morning of New Year’s Day, Josef Tomanek succumbed to the winter hardships. His body was put overboard by his comrades. It was not until 3 January that the dinghy and the other four crew members washed ashore at Petten. In the meantime, one of the crew members had died. (Josef Mohr was buried in the war cemetery of Bergen). Fg The rest of those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Fg Off Scerba was repatriated on 16 September 1944.
38248 SvobodkaPF/O787399CzechoslovakiaA/GRAFVRBomber Command 311Sqn Czechoslovakia
1941-12-28WellingtonIcT2553KX-BEast WrethamTake off: 1716Wilhelmshaven Crashed North Sea 100 km west of Petten, Noord-Holland PoW Took off from RAF East Wretham at 17:16 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Over the target, the aircraft was damaged by Flak. Homeward-bound, the port engine caught fire causing the propellor to break off, severing control links; crashed in the North Sea west of Petten (Noord-Holland).

Five of the six crew members managed to get into the dinghy. The tail gunner drowned when the wreckage sank. After two days, they were spotted 90 kilometers west of Den Helder by British planes. They threw off an aid package, but it floated away. On the morning of New Year’s Day, Josef Tomanek succumbed to the winter hardships. His body was put overboard by his comrades. It was not until 3 January that the dinghy and the other four crew members washed ashore at Petten. In the meantime, one of the crew members had died. (Josef Mohr was buried in the war cemetery of Bergen). Fg The rest of those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Fg Off Scerba was repatriated on 16 September 1944.
38249 MohrJF/O 82622CzechoslovakiaObserverRAFVRBomber Command311Sqn Czechoslovakia
1941-12-28WellingtonIcT2553KX-BEast WrethamTake off: 1716WilhelmshavenCrashed North Sea 100 km west of Petten, Noord-HollandKilled / died in dinghyBergen (Noord-Holland) cemetery; grave 1 D 4Took off from RAF East Wretham at 17:16 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Over the target, the aircraft was damaged by Flak. Homeward-bound, the port engine caught fire causing the propellor to break off, severing control links; crashed in the North Sea west of Petten (Noord-Holland).

Five of the six crew members managed to get into the dinghy. The tail gunner drowned when the wreckage sank. After two days, they were spotted 90 kilometers west of Den Helder by British planes. They threw off an aid package, but it floated away. On the morning of New Year’s Day, Josef Tomanek succumbed to the winter hardships. His body was put overboard by his comrades. It was not until 3 January that the dinghy and the other four crew members washed ashore at Petten. In the meantime, one of the crew members had died. (Josef Mohr was buried in the war cemetery of Bergen). Fg The rest of those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Fg Off Scerba was repatriated on 16 September 1944.
38250 SkalickyRSgt787283CzechoslovakiaA/GRAFVRBomber Command 311Sqn Czechoslovakia
1941-12-28WellingtonIcT2553KX-BEast WrethamTake off: 1716Wilhelmshaven Crashed North Sea 100 km west of Petten, Noord-Holland Killed / sank with aircraftRunnymede Panel 52 Took off from RAF East Wretham at 17:16 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Over the target, the aircraft was damaged by Flak. Homeward-bound, the port engine caught fire causing the propellor to break off, severing control links; crashed in the North Sea west of Petten (Noord-Holland).

Five of the six crew members managed to get into the dinghy. The tail gunner drowned when the wreckage sank. After two days, they were spotted 90 kilometers west of Den Helder by British planes. They threw off an aid package, but it floated away. On the morning of New Year’s Day, Josef Tomanek succumbed to the winter hardships. His body was put overboard by his comrades. It was not until 3 January that the dinghy and the other four crew members washed ashore at Petten. In the meantime, one of the crew members had died. (Josef Mohr was buried in the war cemetery of Bergen). Fg The rest of those who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Fg Off Scerba was repatriated on 16 September 1944.

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