MACR 7492

389th BG Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 7492
Date Lost: 7-Jul-44
Serial Number: 42-51144
Aircraft Model B-24HSH-25-DT
Aircraft Letter: A
Aircraft Name:
Squadron: 564th BS
Location: 20 miles N. of Halle
Cause: AA damage led to mid-air collision with 492nd BG B-24
Notes: This aircraft was leading the 453rd BG & 2nd CW when at 0927 it collided head-on with an unidentified B-24 of another group. Both aircraft went down.  Three chutes observed.                                                   See http://members.fortunecity.com/wsquires/b-24.html
Position Rank Name Fate Hometown
Pilot Capt Bates, William P. KIA Minneapolis, MN
Co-Pilot FO Saugen, Robert A. POW Kenyon, MN
Navigator Lt Kosky, John C. POW Manitowoc, WI
Navigator Lt Thom, Wilfred J. KIA Hazel Park, MI
Bombardier Lt Nadler, Frank E. KIA Ash Grove, MO
Bombardier Lt Becker, Otto W. KIA Pharr, TX
Engineer T/Sgt Lestrapes, Robert KIA Akron, OH
Radio Op. T/Sgt Berg, Walter W. KIA Cleveland, OH
Ball/Tunnel S/Sgt Reynolds, Jack T. KIA Springfield, IL
Waist S/Sgt Bilowich, William KIA Butler, PA
Waist S/Sgt Thompson, Ansley E. KIA Lakeland, FL
Tail S/Sgt Berry, Kenneth M. KIA Memphis, TN
Command Pilot Capt Beckett, Walter R. POW Virginia Bch, VA
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