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Missing Air Crew Report 9810
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sortie2BDB-24Missing in Action
“Baggy Maggy”.Over Eindhoven.
Mission 639 · 18 September 1944
Serial
42-100416
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtLarry M. Hewin
Pilot
Station 1
O-705359
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
Richard Scott
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
Henry Greenberg
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
George Sadler
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
Donald Dukeman
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtWilliam Kirlin
Radio Operator
Station 6
13099531
Shillington, Pennsylvania
Killed in action
Returned
→
George Burford
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
Eugene Shabatura
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
Osborn Malone
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
In their own words.
§ 9 entries
Larry M. HewinPilot
Pilot of B-24J 42-100416 'Baggie Maggie' on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft to enemy machine gun fire.
Richard ScottCo-Pilot
Co-pilot aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
Henry GreenbergNavigator
Navigator aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Listed with no middle initial (NMI) on the MACR. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
George SadlerBombardier
Bombardier aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
Donald DukemanEngineer / Top Turret
Flight engineer aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
William KirlinRadio Operator
Radio operator aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Status on original MACR is listed as MIA (marked twice as MIA, with PWW/RTD columns not checked). Only crew member whose status column shows no PWW or RTD options checked.
George BurfordWaist Gunner
Spare waist gunner (SWG) aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
Eugene ShabaturaWaist Gunner
Left waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
Osborn MaloneTail Gunner
Tail gunner aboard B-24J 42-100416 on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven. Reported missing in action following loss of aircraft.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultMissing in Action
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Eindhoven
As the log wrote itEindhoven
Notes.
§ From the Record
B-24J serial 42-100416, nicknamed 'Baggie Maggie,' departed Hardwick on 18 September 1944 on a supply mission to Eindhoven, Netherlands. The aircraft was last known at position 51-50 N, 05-80 E at 1550 hours. Loss was attributed to enemy machine gun fire. The aircraft was last sighted by Capt. Charles F. Evang (O-725139). Ten persons were aboard: a crew of nine and one passenger (Pass, role=null, skipped).
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§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
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