42-32083  FLATBUSH FLOOGIE

MACR-12772

MISSION #209     TARGET: BERLIN
2LT
ALLEN A MARKSIAN
PILOT
RTD
9 MISSIONS
2LT
ROBERT H HEDENUS
CO PILOT
RTD
8 MISSIONS
2LT
JOHN H WUGAN
NAVIGATOR
RTD
28 MISSIONS
SSGT
OSCAR B LANE
TOGOLIER
RTD
24 MISSIONS
SSGT
WILLIAM L ROCHE
RADIOMAN
RTD
8 MISSIONS
SGT
WALTER D
HENDERICKS
BT GUNNER
RTD
8 MISSIONS
SSGT
JOHN F COLVIN
ENGINEER
RTD
8 MISSIONS
SGT
OTHEL G MARTIN
TAIL GUNNER
RTD
8 MISSIONS
SSGT
STANLEY A JASINSKI
W GUNNER
RTD
8 MISSIONS
CREW ON FEB 26, 1945
After dropping their bombs over the target, 42-32083 was hit by flak. The
plane dropped out of the formation, with the #4 engine feathered. Fuel
was streaming over the wing. The plane kept losing altitude and finally
crashed in Liszki, Poland, @ 15 miles from Berlin. All crew members
survived and eventually returned to England. There is no information as
to whether they bailed out or landed with the aircraft.