Their un-named aircraft 42-30278 was shot down in the great air battle at Haseluene on the (Mission 250) 6 Mar 44 Berlin mission. This great air battle cost the 100th dearly, it occurred at noon on the 6th. In this crew there were no survivors. It is believed they were on either their first or second mission. The exact location of the loss of this aircraft has not been identified. Most likely they were shot down by Luftwaffe fighters. See MACR #3016, Microfiche #1020.