42-97209 (NO NAME)
MACR 4777
Mission #48 Target: Brux, Czechoslovakia
May 12, 1944
Flew #1 in high squadron
2LT
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HERBERT HOCHSTETTER
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PILOT
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POW
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11 MISSIONS
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2LT
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JULIAN M HURST
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CO-PILOT
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POW
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10 MISSIONS
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2LT
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CLYDE D BROWN
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NAVIGATOR
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POW
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11 MISSIONS
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2LT
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JEROME KOGITS
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BOMBARDIER
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POW
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11 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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JOHN J VENTURA
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ENGINEER
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POW
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11 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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JAMES T JENKINS
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RADIOMAN
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POW
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10 MISSIONS
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SGT
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HANS A RASE
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BT GUNNER
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POW
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13 MISSIONS
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SGT
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JOSEPH F SMITH
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RW GUNNER
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POW
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5 MISSIONS
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SGT
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ELMER S HELGREN
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LW GUNNER
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POW
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11 MISSIONS
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SGT
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ARTHUR E CROWE
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TAIL GUNNER
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POW
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12 MISSIONS
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This aircraft was seen going out of control after the first wave of fighters attacked.
The plane recovered and started to climb back into the formation with one engine
feathered, when a second wave of fighters attacked. After this attack, A/C #42-97209
disappeared. These attacks were between Koblenz and Frankfurt. All of the crew
bailed out. The B-17 crashed 3km south of Boden, 15km NW of Bad Nauheim, or 33km
north of Frankfurt.
