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Alain

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27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/02/2007 08:14:50 AM

Hello ,

On 12/27/1944 aircraft # 42-100862 from the 94Sqn was lost , can someone gives me the names and fate of the crew and eventually the crashsite ?

The same day Capt Nachowitz Edward 93 Sqn was killed , Capt Turner Ernest crashed his aircraft , what were the serial numbers of these aircraft .

Thanks already for the help

Alain
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RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/02/2007 12:53:33 PM

June 6 1944, A/C 42-100862; Pilot: Cpt TURNER ,439th Troop Carrier Group
Position in the box:#72
Drop zone :C
Time of drop:01020
Unit dropped: 2nd Btn,506 PIR, 101st ABD
Made it back to England without damage.
Nothing to do with the Bulge except the same pilot's name and the same a/c serial#
Phil in Belgium

Alain Total Posts : 545 Reward points : 305 Joined: 08/23/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/03/2007 04:20:11 AM Hi Phil , Thanks very much for the info , so i can skip this one from my list. Alain St-Truiden

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RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/03/2007 12:51:16 PM

Phil
Just a minor correction.. 42-100862 was CN #74

Alain
on 12/27/1944 the crew of #42-100862 was
pilot: 1st Lt Ernest Turner
co-pilot: 2nd Lt Keistutis J. Narbutas
Crew-chief: T/Sgt. John E. Douglas
Radio-op: S/Sgt. Richerd G. Whitehurst

The were hit by .50-cal machine gun fire while towing a glider and they made a soft wheels-up landing on the LZ near the road between Bastogne and Hemroulle.

Testimony, full story and photographs are in "Into the Valley" p362 - 364

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Alain Total Posts : 545 Reward points : 305 Joined: 08/23/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/04/2007 02:16:44 AM Patrick , Thanks for the information Alain Belgium

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RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/04/2007 02:48:34 AM

Alain

The other plane was #42-100840
pilot: Capt. Edward Nachowitz
co-pilot: 1st Lt. Edward L. Williams
navigator: 1st Lt. Robert W. Nelson
crew-chief: T/Sgt. Vernon J. Brasch
radio-op: Sgt. John N. McCann

They were hit by flak in the belly. Some of the crew bailed out but Nelson's chute turned into a "cigarette" and never opened. Capt. Nachowitz never got out of the plane before it crashed. Other members were taken POW by the germans.
testimony from Edward L. Williams, always from "Into the Valley" p358 - 360

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Alain Total Posts : 545 Reward points : 305 Joined: 08/23/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/04/2007 06:53:29 AM Thanks Patrick Alain

Alain Total Posts : 545 Reward points : 305 Joined: 08/23/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/04/2007 07:08:26 AM Hi Patrick , I got one more little question , when i checked Thierry's site i found that 42-100840 was flown that 27th deceber by 2nd Lt Fry Joseph and his crew ? Greetings Alain

patelie Total Posts : 103 Reward points : 670 Joined: 03/29/2005 Location: Normandy - France Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/04/2007 12:31:55 PM Alain Again from "Into the valley" Joe Fry was pilot of #43-15049 testimonies from him and his crew p351 - 355 Patrick Elie - Normandy - France http://www.6juin1944.com http://www.the-snafu-special.com

Alain Total Posts : 545 Reward points : 305 Joined: 08/23/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 27/12/1944 Bastogne supply drops - 01/05/2007 02:49:47 AM Thanks once more Alain

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