Gabor
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July 8, 1944
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12/26/2007 08:21:23 PM
Hi folks,
does anybody know WHERE the following three 485th BG B-24s crashed on July 8, 1944: 42-51164, 42-52674, 42-94769? As far as I know crews of 42-51164 and 42-52674 both survived the crash, but I have no info on the pilot, crew and their fate of 42-94769. Thanks for any help.
Gabor
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RE: July 8, 1944
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12/26/2007 08:30:58 PM
Gabor, Put in a request for the MACRs from Lynn.Gamma@MAXWELL.AF.MIL There is no charge and I believe you can order as many as four at one time. 42-51164 MACR 6511 42-52674 MACR 6587 42-94769 MACR 6816 Vic
Vic Walzel, brother of 1st Lt Leland H. Walzel, bombardier with the 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Squadron. KIA 6 March 1944 on his 25th mission. www.lelandwalzel.150m.com
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RE: July 8, 1944
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12/26/2007 10:16:30 PM
Gabor, 164 was hit by flak and crashed near Papa. The pilot, James Hogan, and his crew became POWs. 674 received a direct hit over the target. It crashed near Gerasdorf. Randall Bearden was the pilot and the crew was killed. 769 was hit by flak also and went down near Gerasdorf. The pilot, Robert Peterson and his crew became POWs. More info on the men on these crews is available on the 485th website at www.485thbg.org. Jerry
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RE: July 8, 1944
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12/27/2007 04:13:46 AM
Hi Jerry, thank you so much for your reply, I really appreiate it! I have the list of all lost 15th AAF planes for this day with several Hungarian police crash reports and in the vicinity of Papa, Hungary there were about 20 captured airmen indeed, so probably 10 of them belonged to Capt. Hogan's crew. Interestingly another downed bomber hit the railway line and crashed at Goganfa, Hu, just north of lake Balaton with the entire crew killed. Since other losses are well identified, is it possible that this loss was Bearden's plane with his killed crew????? So north of lake Balaton, not Austria. His plane was red 'D', S/N: 42-52674.
Do you know Capt. Hogan's letter code? His ship was S/N: 42-51164,
BLUE '?'. Thanks,
Gabor
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