Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945

Loss Register


Loss chart: T3301
Day or Night of operation Operation Target Nickname Aircraft
11 Jan 44 Bombing Halberstadt
Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Code Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress G 42-31451 GY-G 306BG/367BS USAAF Thurleigh
Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province
1330 Was struck by another B-17 then shot down by Fw 190's Crashed near hotel 'De Witte Raaf' at Epe Gelderland
Function Mil Rank Ini Name Age Mil reg Air Force Fate Cemetery Grave Remarks
Pilot 2/Lt. R.A. McCollum O-743054 USAAF KIA Margraten N-22-2
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. M.E. Thomas O-751773 USAAF KIA Margraten J-9-8
Navigator 2/Lt. D.P. Jones O-688054 USAAF KIA USA
Bombardier 2/Lt. L.G. Crabtree O-751811 USAAF POW -
Engineer S/Sgt. W.A. Warner 16162170 USAAF KIA USA
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.A. Stelmach 32390535 USAAF KIA USA
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. H.L. Chatelain 13176648 USAAF KIA USA
Left Waist Gunner Sgt. W.B. Goss 18191317 USAAF KIA USA
Right Waist Gunner Sgt. L.J. Aurie 16132239 USAAF KIA USA
Tail Gunner Sgt. A.P. Barrus 39826549 USAAF KIA USA
Wartime Records Background Info
- Casualty Report by Jan Hey based on MACR 1934

Version February, 2023