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"853" |
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41-28853 |
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00-4 | NARA |
AKA "BLUE I" - Lost 20 Nov 44, GER - MACR 9889 - CMD Pilot Clarence J. Lokker (CO 781st BS)
Info Contributor - Jim
G. Brimhall
"853" going down over Munich, Germany. Plane was hit
by anti-aircraft artillery (88mm) and these pictures were taken from two different
planes within the squadron. My Dad, Lt. Delbert Creed Brimhall (Co-Pilot), was
also imprisoned in Sagan, just north of
Munich.
Info Contributor - Bob
Hoskinson
Downed on mission to Blechhammer, 783rd Sqdn crew, with Lt. Col. Clarence "Jack" Lokker, CO of the 781st Sqdn as Command Pilot, Flying Lead position for the mission.
Info Contributor - Douglas
Sheley
From MACR: The plane was hit by AAA between the #2 engine and the fuselage
while over the target and the wing started to come apart as the crew bailed out.
Five of the crew managed to parachute safely but 6 were trapped and killed.
Crew:
| Lt Col. Clarence J. Lokker - CMD Pilot (KIA) Capt. Milton H. Duckworth - Co-Pilot (POW) 1stLt. Joseph P. Kutger - Navigator (POW) 1stLt. Robert M. Hockman - Bombardier (POW) 1stLt. Grosvenor W. Rice - Bombardier (KIA) 2ndLt. Joseph S. Whalen - Radar Bombardier (POW) |
T/Sgt. Lee R. Billings - Eng/Top Turret (POW) S/Sgt. Edmund J. Miosky - Radio Operator (KIA) Sgt. James A. Bourne - Gunner (POW) Sgt. Jack Rabkin - Gunner (KIA) Sgt. Paul H. Flynn, Jr. - Gunner (KIA) |
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