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2nd Air Division Association Journal — Winter 1991
Periodical · 2nd Air Division Association · Vol. 30, No. 4 · 1991 · Second Air Division Journal
Cited at p. 11
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
2nd Lt. Chester D. Makinster was the pilot of B-24H 42-110033, 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. His name appears variously as 'Wakilaker' and 'Maklister' in the two MACR copies due to OCR errors; confirmed as 'Makinster' in the eyewitness statement and 3rd Indorsement. Serial number O-860448 confirmed from MACR 15202.
Killed in action 29 March 1944 in a mid-air collision with A/C 41-28590 (pilot Lt. Robert L. McPetrich) during formation assembly over Malesworth Station. No parachutes were observed by eyewitnesses. The sole survivor was S/Sgt. Kenneth L. Gurney, who bailed out.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
O-860448
Missions flown.
4 catalogued · 29 Mar 1944 — 24 Feb 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
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Missing Air Crew Report 15201
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record