Loss Register
Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
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4 Feb 44 | Bombing | Frankfurt | ||||||
Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
Boeing | B-17 Flying Fortress | G | 42-39771 | LL-H | 91BG/401BS | USAAF | Bassingbourn |
Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
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1250 | Hit by Flak just before target. Returned on deck | Crash landed in a field near Zeelst close to Eindhoven Airfield | Noord-Brabant |
Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
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Pilot | 2/Lt. | J.P. | Lutz | O-803834 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Co-Pilot | 2/Lt. | I.F. | Stehlik | O-690267 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Navigator | 2/Lt. | J. | Whitney | O-811820 | USAAF | EVD | - | Returned to UK | ||
Bombardier | 2/Lt. | L.A. | Lewis | O-688537 | USAAF | EVD | - | Returned to UK | ||
Engineer | Sgt. | H.L. | Alexander | 32557729 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Radio Operator | Sgt. | G. | Moulton | 12191196 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Ball Turret Gunner | Sgt. | T.C. | Smith | 36503796 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Waist Gunner | Sgt. | C.C. | Baker | 35742208 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Waist Gunner | Sgt. | G.C. | Fitton | 33193583 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
Tail Gunner | Sgt. | J.W. | Kudasik Jr. | 13084325 | USAAF | POW | - |
Wartime Records | Background Info |
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- | Casualty Report by Jan Hey based on MACR 2234; LBD Veldhoven for location |
Version September, 2022