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1st Lt. Ross E. McPhee

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1ST LT ROSS E. McPHEE P POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
2ND LT FRED J. NELSON CP POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
2ND LT MARTIN S. KEKER NAV POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
2ND LT BERNARD B. LEVINE BOM POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT HERBERT SHOPE ROG POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT GORDON C. SCARLETT TTE POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT LIBERTO J. BERNAGOZZI BTG POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT DAVID J. SHAW WG POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT BLON H. PATE WG POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)
S/SGT JACOB T. DELAMAR WG POW 4 FEB 44 FRANKFURT (FLAK)

A/C #42-30758
MACR #2344 -- Microfiche #779

418th Sqdn. Crew, as above joined 100th on 1 Dec 43 and flew its first mission 31 Dec 43. They were on their ninth mission on 4 Feb 44 to Frankfurt.

Report pieced together from MACR: A/C struck ground near Maunchen Gladbach. All crew members in A/C for the crash landing -- there were no injuries. All survived and were returned to the USA. after VE Day.

Eyewitness:
"A/C #758 filled in as #3 in the 2nd element of the lead squadron. It was in position when we were over the target, but soon thereafter began to lag behind. At 1227 hours it pulled away to the right near Wiesbaden and began to lose altitude slowly. Was last seen on heading of 330 degrees, still losing altitude, but under control. No chutes were observed. . . .1st Lt Peel. .

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