| 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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