The story
At the date of 13-11-1943, time: 1300, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: SWartsluis (near Meppelerdiep). The unit of crew and plane is: 392BG/578BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: I.S. Marx. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
392nd BG - 14 CBW - Circle 'D' - 578th BS - EC - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-24H-1-FO - #42-7483 - "Big Dog" - Sat 13 Nov 1943 - Mission: Bremen - MACR #1553
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14095163 - O-735623 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Isaac Sackman Marx - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - Barth
O-806621 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - James Hayden Chenet - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - Barth
13051857 - O-670054 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Victor Joseph Ferrari - EVD
14066751 - O-668778 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Omar E. Roberts Jr. - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - Barth
6900258 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Edgar Braney Fletcher - POW - Stalag 17B - Braunau Gneikendorf
13102105 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Nicholas 'Nick' Mandell - EVD
39397699 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Richard Samuel Wright - POW - Stalag 17B - Braunau Gneikendorf
39530924 - T/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Harold Edward Pose - POW - Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan
33250085 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Mario Gevino Sanna - POW - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
15335002 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Jack Orin Stewart - POW - Stalag 17B - Braunau Gneikendorf - POW No. 100375
Isaac Sackman Marx
James Hayden Chenet
Victor Joseph Ferrari
Omar E. Roberts Jr.
Edgar Braney Fletcher
Nicholas 'Nick' Mandell
Richard Samuel Wright
Harold Edward Pose
Mario Gevino Sanna
Jack Orin Stewart
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