http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30Heather,,,,According to Dick Drain's 5th Wing History Of Aircraft assigned : The date was January 11, "1944" not 1945. 42-3251 NO NAME 342 BS Assigned to 99th BG 16 Jun 43. Tranhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185117Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:58:45 GMTHi, I am trying to locate any information on my Grandpa who was killed in an air collision over Piraeus, Greece on January 11, 1945. I believe he was a tail gunner and his name was Clarence LeRoy Stevens. I think the collision was withhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185111Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:16 GMTTom, I don't think anyone will have me arrested if I scan those photos for you. Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will send them to you after I can get them scanned. Your dad's memoirs don't happen to note what thttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185103Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:38 GMTMarty - My father, Ed Branch, was bombardier on a Fortress that made a belly landing in late November, 1942. His memoirs specifically state that Lt. Sammons was the pilot, and Chuck Slaughter was the co-pilot. The navigatorhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185079Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:57:10 GMTOk, thanks for your help.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185019Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:06:46 GMTI looked through my 97th BG book and did not spot anything that specifically mentioned a plane belly-landing. In early November of 1942, planes from the 97th were used to transport a number of high-ranking officers (including Eisenhower) to a meetihttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185017Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:03:34 GMT Either would be possible, don't rule out Flak. The Army ( and AAF ) had guidelines about how to classify casualties. For instance, a man wounded in combat who survived to make it back to either regimental or divisionalhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185016Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:58:55 GMTUnless subjected to extreme heat or severe impact your cartridge should pose no hazard even if the projectile is other than the common 'ball' type. [/http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185014Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:40:46 GMTEither would be possible, don't rule out Flak. The Army ( and AAF ) had guidelines about how to classify casualties. For instance, a man wounded in combat who survived to make it back to either regimental or divisional ( not sure which, and thttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184975Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:40:16 GMTMy father,Harris N Buchner was a s/sg 97th bomb group 342nd sq. He started as a supply/control clk. at some point he was "volunteered" for ball turret. He suffered a broken back during a belly landing around the first part of Nov 1942. The Casualtyhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184968Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:35:05 GMTStinky, These rounds can be deactivated but I personally do not feel this is necessary. I own seven such rounds dating from 1945 that have been my family since the end of the war. Like any ammunition, whether .22cal or .50cal, these rounds shhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184916Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:56:43 GMTI've a live 50 calibre round secreted from STINKY s/n 419045 when it crashlanded in Ireland on 15th January 1943 A few questions arise the round is almost 70 years old but I have no doubts...potentialy lethal. It's ihttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184894Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:39:31 GMTSteve I sent you a PM maybe you will get this notification. Apologies to all...but we've lost our contact details and this offers us a way of making a connectionhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184824Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:14:02 GMTWhat's your father-in-law's name?http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184790Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:44:27 GMTGentlemen - Thank you both for your replies. Steve - You may very well be correct in your suspicion about the name of the airplane. I didn't make a connection until I saw your reference to Schwarzenbeck. http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184786Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:34:03 GMTMy father-in-law was with the 8th air force 97th bomb group,414 squadron H He was in england,anyway to find out info on this unit? All i find is the 12th 97th 414 http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184743Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:48:53 GMTWanda; My Dad was a tailgunner also and was with Col. Smart when they were shot down over Austria in May 1944. They became POW's and were seperated. They met again at the end of the War. My Dad's name was Alvoy Carter. I was in contact with General Smarthttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184663Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:44:15 GMTWanda, I recieved the photo today, thank you and your dad. I'm glad he is enjoying the cane. My guess, it is a great conversational piece among veterans and mayhaps others. From the size of the shell casings, you can appreciate the sizehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184583Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:01:10 GMT Hi Paul, I lost your email address... If you read this post, please contact me. Thanks, Steve Steve how nice to here from you again...as per yohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184565Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:38:29 GMTHi Paul, I lost your email address... If you read this post, please contact me. Thanks, Stevehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184547Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:38:31 GMT