The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Loss record

MACR 8974: 44-8014 Big Deal

815th4 October 1944flak
Aircraft
44-8014 Big Deal (B-17 G 45 VE)
Mission
mission 99, 4 October 1944
Target
Munich, Germany West M/Y
Record
Missing Air Crew Report
Sources
National Archives Catalog, NAID 91064177 (8 pages) · Association aircraft page
Flags. form date 1944-10-11 is a Vienna, Austria South ordnance depot day but the form names M/Y Munich, Germany; linked by target only 7 crew names read from OCR; see page images

Crew, as read from the report

PositionNameRankSerialStatus
PilotMcCann, Harry W. Jr.O-756296
Werice, Raymond L. LstO-760908
Bomb.Fuller, Marvin D.O-772157RTD
Eng.Kopec, Henry S. TSgt11032158RTD
Asst, Malecha36686367RTD
Irish, Stuart C. S31339317RTD
Hamiel, Jesse EO-7324161

Names and serials are the machine's reading of the typed form; a linked name is the man's record.

Statements, questionnaires and capture reports

Eyewitness statement, page 4 · 4 October 1944
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
At 1411 hours, 4 October 1944 at 4510-1528, I aaw ship 614 feather
its #3 engine (#1 and #2 already feathered) and saw 6 parachutes open.
At 1415 at 4459-1531, I saw 4 more chutes open. His altitude was 9,000
ft. and heading 180°.
Engines #1 and #2 were feathered in the target area and we
stayed with Mas, leaving the Group. Our course was kept over land
as he was planning on bailing out if he could not reach Vis Island
(this was learned by radio contact with 014).
Roy G. Miller Jr.
ROY G. MILLER JR.
lst Lt, Air Corps
ASN 0-708529
Navigator, Ship #42-32043
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
SHERMAN D STANFIELD an
Capt, Air Corps
Operations Officer

National Archives, MACR 8974, page 4 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 8: Price, Raymond L · 4 October 1944
8974
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Price, Raymond L. Rank Capt Serial No. 0-760908
2.
Organization 15th AAF Gp Commander Bartonzank Col. Sqn CO Stanfieldrank Majer
(full name)
(full name)
3.
What year
1944
month Oct
day
4
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Munich, Ger, target, marshaling yards ,target
time,
-
altitude, 28,500
route scheduled,
-
, ,route flown
-
5.
Where were you when you left formation? over the target
6. Did you bail out?
yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". All crew members
bailed out in the vicialy of Slunj, yogoslavia. All
members landed safely
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
no knowledge
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
none
11. Where were they in aircraft?
-
12. What was their condition?
-
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members nut already des-
cribed
above? All m € ber 3 returned safely to
Allied territory
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
none
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 8974, page 8 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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