Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 44 | Bombing | Rheine Airfield | Wacky Woody | |||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Boeing | B-17 Flying Fortress | G | 42-39856 | AW-G | 96BG/337BS | USAAF | Snetterton Heath |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | Damaged by Flak over target and attacked by German fighters near the Zuiderzee. | Ditched 13 km ne of Urk Island (section M-44) | IJsselmeer |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 2/Lt. | R.H. | Gecks | O-808982 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Co-Pilot | 2/Lt. | F.M. | Deason | O-689306 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Navigator | 2/Lt. | P.V. | Lovero | O-744934 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Engineer | S/Sgt. | R.E. | Denny | 17154817 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Radio Operator | T/Sgt. | C.E. | Hanley | 37351998 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Nose Gunner | S/Sgt. | L.F. | Welch | 12166945 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Ball Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. | L.H. | Rademacher | 36584996 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Left Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. | H.F. | Jones | 33060255 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Right Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. | P.E. | Miskinis | 32739849 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Tail Gunner | S/Sgt. | S.A. | Polito | 32852598 | USAAF | POW | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| - | MACR 3651 |
Version September, 2022