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Casualty questionnaire, page 43: Farnes, Buddy J · 27 December 1944
AFPPA-J
File 10645 .
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of crew member:
Farnes, Buddy J.
Rank:
Sgt.
Serial number:
38566005
Position: Crew (Bomber)
AAG
Did he bail out? Yes. according to Info. received from radio operator, Chute was unopened
on gr ound.
Where?
In vinicity of radio operator (Sgt. James T. Langston).
If not, why not?
Not App.
Last contact or conversation just prior to'or at time of loss of plane
None
Was he injured?
Unknown
Where was he when last seen?
Before takeGoff.
Any hears ay information: None with the exception of question one.
Source:
Radio operabor
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
None
Total number of missions of above crew member: Two (2)
Dates and destinations if possible: 26 Dec. O/R Odertal. Ger.
27 Dac. 1944 M/Y Linz, Auso
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Eyewitness statement, page 45 · 27 December 1944
Sgt. Wollord McC. Fare ReViGG, Bailed out R. We door, Cleared airGraft, 4 Min. off
target.
Sgt. James T. Langston, Radio Oparator, Bailed out R.W. door, Cleared aircraft, 4 Min.
off Target.
Sgt. Jesse Me Lopes, Ball Turrett Gunner, Bailed out R.W. Doors, Cleared aircraft,
56 Min. off Target.
Sgt. Haroid F. Basel, LeWe Gunner, on agt. Lopez.
co
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Eyewitness statement, page 50: WAMES T. LANGSTON · 27 December 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
1.
Your name WAMES T. LANGSTON
Rank S/SGT,
Serial No. 20424246
2. Organizatio 483 Gp Commander Sperry Rank Lt. Col Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month Dec. day 27 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing , target, Linz Austria ,target
time, about 12:20 P.M. altitude, 31,000 ft.
route scheduled,
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? Just off the target
6. Did you bail cut?
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". wofford Forz the
right woist gunner was the only one I saw bail out
he left immedicti after the pilots instructions to
brol ant, I vent out after him
It was blown All to pieces
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? ports of it landed near me
10. What members of your crew ware in the airoraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
NO KNOW ledge
11. Where were they in aircraft?
No KNOW ledge
12. What was their condition?
no Knowledge
13. When, where, and in what conditior did you last ses any members not already des-
cribed above? I saw the toil amange he was lying Ok the
grownd about 25 words from where I landed h a was
did not pull his chond or either he was dead and
dead, has chaste was straped on but promanty he
was thrown from the stop when it exploded.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. no Knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
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