Eyewitness statement, page 7 · 22 March 1945
AFPPA-14 (10 APR.45)
MISSING AIR CREW REPORT
NACR NO. 33246
WAR DEPARGMENT
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
IMPORTANT: This roport will bo compiled in triplicato by each Anny Air Forços organization withln 48 hours of the timo
an airerali is officially reported missing.
1. ORGANIZATION: LOCATION: Sterparone. Italv
COMMAND OR AIR FORCE
15th AF
GROUP 483rd Bomb (H) : SQUADRON 840th Bomb
2. SPECIFY: POINT OF DEPARTURE Storparone. Italy
:
COURSE See attached overlay
INTENDEL DESTINATION Buhland 0il Rof. Germany
:
TYPE OF MISSION Combat Bombing
3. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VISIDILITY AT TIME OF CRASH OR WHEN LAST REPORTED:
CAVU
4. GIVE: (A) DATE.22_Mar 1945
TIME
1225
: AND LOCATION OF LAST KNOWN
WHEREABOUTS OF MISSING AIRCRAFT Target Area
(B) SPECIFY WMETHER GR3 LAST SIGNTED: ( ) LAST CONTACTED BY RADIO:
{ ) FORCED DOWN: ( ) SEEN TO CRASH: OR ( ) INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.
5. AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. OR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DEEN LOST. AS A RESULT OF (CHECK ONLY
ONED: ( ) ENEMY AIRCRAFT: (X) ENEAYY ANTI-AIRCRAFT: C ) OTHER CIRCUMISTANCES AS
FOLLOWS:
6. AIRCRAFT: TYPE, MODEL AND SERIES
AAF SERIAL NO
4-6-9794
7. ENGINES: TYPE, MODEL AND SERIES
Res 1820-97
: AAF SERIAL NO. (A) S11-031758
(3) Si-031867
(C)
(01.
8. INSTALLED WEAPONS (FURNISH BELOW MAKE, TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER) Browning .50 Cal.
(AA 1773766
(8) 1773785
LIC) 1158315
(DI
1158836 (1) 1324988
(E) 1320266
AFI 1324588
(G) 1320/77
(HM)
132/565 (i) 1561654
9. THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW WERE REPORTED AS: (A) BATTLE CASUALIY X
(k) 154779
OR (B) NON-BATTLE CASUALTY
(1) 132/862
10. NUMBER OF PERSONS ABOARD AIRCRAFT: CREW1O : PASSENGERS O : TOTAL 10
(11)2322451
(Starling with pilot, furnish the following particulars: Il mora than 11 persons were aboard airerali, list similar
particulars on saporate sheol and allach original to this form)
NAWE IN FULI.
SERIAL
CREW POSITION
(I.AST NAME FIRST)
RANK
NUMBER
STATUS
(1) PILOT
Bush, Devereau
1st It
0-82432
DED
(2) CO-PILOT
Hull Harrison E
2nd Its
0-77W03
D-D
(3)N
Harking, Frank B.
2nd Lite
0-2065548
DED
Grace, Clarence F. Jr
2nd It.
0-2061166
DFD
153TT
Ebinger, Oliver I
T/sh
36707210
DED
15:B0
Eatter Edward R
90/8gh
35597652
DHD
(TORY
Praguvich, George N
s/sct
32176936
DISD
Hornark, Michael F.
slast
35231837
DED
19170
James 4
s/set
39921235
DSD
110367
will Junior. 1
S/Sg
37730381.
DHT)
(11)
11.
IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT.
AND CHECK APPROPRIATE COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
NAME IN FULI.
SERIAL CONTACTED
LAST
SAW
SAW FORCED
BY
(LAST NAME FIRSTI
RANK
NUMBER
RADIO
SIGHTED
CRASN
LANDING
(1) Joe In Butan
Cent
2-359661.
Y
(2) Howard a Schoidt 2nd It a 767988
X
(3) Leonard I Greenkousld 2nd it 0-687127
Y
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO MAVE SURVIVED. ANSWER YES TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS: (A) PARACHUTES WERE USED.
. (B: PERSONS WERE SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM SCENE
OF CRASH
:
or (C) ANY OTHER REASON (SPECIFY) Unknown Sen attached statementa
13. ATTACH EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTION OF CRASH. FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CI
MISSING AIR CREW REPORT
NACR NO. 33246
WAR DEPARGMENT
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
IMPORTANT: This roport will bo compiled in triplicato by each Anny Air Forços organization withln 48 hours of the timo
an airerali is officially reported missing.
1. ORGANIZATION: LOCATION: Sterparone. Italv
COMMAND OR AIR FORCE
15th AF
GROUP 483rd Bomb (H) : SQUADRON 840th Bomb
2. SPECIFY: POINT OF DEPARTURE Storparone. Italy
:
COURSE See attached overlay
INTENDEL DESTINATION Buhland 0il Rof. Germany
:
TYPE OF MISSION Combat Bombing
3. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VISIDILITY AT TIME OF CRASH OR WHEN LAST REPORTED:
CAVU
4. GIVE: (A) DATE.22_Mar 1945
TIME
1225
: AND LOCATION OF LAST KNOWN
WHEREABOUTS OF MISSING AIRCRAFT Target Area
(B) SPECIFY WMETHER GR3 LAST SIGNTED: ( ) LAST CONTACTED BY RADIO:
{ ) FORCED DOWN: ( ) SEEN TO CRASH: OR ( ) INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.
5. AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. OR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DEEN LOST. AS A RESULT OF (CHECK ONLY
ONED: ( ) ENEMY AIRCRAFT: (X) ENEAYY ANTI-AIRCRAFT: C ) OTHER CIRCUMISTANCES AS
FOLLOWS:
6. AIRCRAFT: TYPE, MODEL AND SERIES
AAF SERIAL NO
4-6-9794
7. ENGINES: TYPE, MODEL AND SERIES
Res 1820-97
: AAF SERIAL NO. (A) S11-031758
(3) Si-031867
(C)
(01.
8. INSTALLED WEAPONS (FURNISH BELOW MAKE, TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER) Browning .50 Cal.
(AA 1773766
(8) 1773785
LIC) 1158315
(DI
1158836 (1) 1324988
(E) 1320266
AFI 1324588
(G) 1320/77
(HM)
132/565 (i) 1561654
9. THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW WERE REPORTED AS: (A) BATTLE CASUALIY X
(k) 154779
OR (B) NON-BATTLE CASUALTY
(1) 132/862
10. NUMBER OF PERSONS ABOARD AIRCRAFT: CREW1O : PASSENGERS O : TOTAL 10
(11)2322451
(Starling with pilot, furnish the following particulars: Il mora than 11 persons were aboard airerali, list similar
particulars on saporate sheol and allach original to this form)
NAWE IN FULI.
SERIAL
CREW POSITION
(I.AST NAME FIRST)
RANK
NUMBER
STATUS
(1) PILOT
Bush, Devereau
1st It
0-82432
DED
(2) CO-PILOT
Hull Harrison E
2nd Its
0-77W03
D-D
(3)N
Harking, Frank B.
2nd Lite
0-2065548
DED
Grace, Clarence F. Jr
2nd It.
0-2061166
DFD
153TT
Ebinger, Oliver I
T/sh
36707210
DED
15:B0
Eatter Edward R
90/8gh
35597652
DHD
(TORY
Praguvich, George N
s/sct
32176936
DISD
Hornark, Michael F.
slast
35231837
DED
19170
James 4
s/set
39921235
DSD
110367
will Junior. 1
S/Sg
37730381.
DHT)
(11)
11.
IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT.
AND CHECK APPROPRIATE COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
NAME IN FULI.
SERIAL CONTACTED
LAST
SAW
SAW FORCED
BY
(LAST NAME FIRSTI
RANK
NUMBER
RADIO
SIGHTED
CRASN
LANDING
(1) Joe In Butan
Cent
2-359661.
Y
(2) Howard a Schoidt 2nd It a 767988
X
(3) Leonard I Greenkousld 2nd it 0-687127
Y
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO MAVE SURVIVED. ANSWER YES TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS: (A) PARACHUTES WERE USED.
. (B: PERSONS WERE SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM SCENE
OF CRASH
:
or (C) ANY OTHER REASON (SPECIFY) Unknown Sen attached statementa
13. ATTACH EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTION OF CRASH. FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CI
National Archives, MACR 13246, page 7 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.