41-23111.Over Danzig, Germany (submarine pens).

Capt. Thomas W. Atkinson served as pilot of B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 mission to Danzig. He completed a casualty questionnaire describing the events, noting the aircraft left formation approximately 10 miles north of Danzig after engine failure. Atkinson successfully landed the aircraft about two miles south of Logaby, Sweden, with all crew except the navigator who had bailed out over the Baltic. He reported that as of 12 November 1943, all remaining crew members were at Korshus, Sweden in good health. He was interned in Sweden and subsequently returned to duty.

2nd Lt. James M. Maze served as co-pilot aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was listed as interned in Sweden following the forced landing near Logaby, Sweden. Maze was reported to be at Korshus, Sweden in good condition as of 12 November 1943. He was subsequently returned to duty following internment.

2nd Lt. Parker P. Crater served as navigator aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. When the aircraft suffered engine failures and began heading toward Sweden, Crater bailed out of the bomb bay doors at approximately 1430 hours over the Baltic Sea. Crater bailed out approximately 80 miles southeast of Kalmar, Sweden, in the Baltic Sea. His parachute was reported to have opened and he was equipped with a Mae West life preserver, but visibility was good and no shipping was seen in the area. He was listed as Missing in Action and his fate was unknown.

2nd Lt. Rollo F. Rudgers (listed on the MACR as "Budgers" due to a clerical error) served as bombardier aboard B-24D 41-23111. He completed a casualty questionnaire describing the events of 9 October 1943. Rudgers reported that the navigator, Lt. Shafer (actually Crater by the MACR crew list), left the nose compartment at approximately 1400 hours, went up to the flight deck, and then opened the bomb bay doors and jumped. The bombardier was on the flight deck when the aircraft landed in Sweden. He was interned and subsequently returned to duty.

T/Sgt. Victor A. Bichard served as flight engineer aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was on the flight deck when the aircraft made its forced landing in Sweden. Bichard was uninjured in the landing near Logaby, Sweden, and was subsequently interned. He was reported at Korshus, Sweden in good condition on 12 November 1943 and eventually returned to duty.

T/Sgt. Charles I. Lockwood served as radio operator aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was on the flight deck at the time of the forced landing in Sweden. Lockwood was uninjured in the landing near Logaby, Sweden, and was interned. He was subsequently returned to duty after internment.

S/Sgt. William M. Dulin served as waist gunner aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was in the tail section of the aircraft when it made its forced landing near Logaby, Sweden. Dulin was uninjured in the forced landing and was interned in Sweden. He was subsequently returned to duty.

Sgt. Dale V. Hunter served as waist gunner aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was among the crew members in the tail area during the forced landing near Logaby, Sweden. Hunter was uninjured and was interned in Sweden. He was subsequently returned to duty after the internment period.

S/Sgt. Stanley E. Necker served as tunnel gunner (ball turret) aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. The MACR lists his name with a transcription artifact ("Necker, Asset, Stanley E.") which is a clerical error; his name is Stanley E. Necker. Necker was uninjured in the forced landing near Logaby, Sweden, and was interned. He was subsequently returned to duty following the internment period.

S/Sgt. Nicholas L. Carusi served as tail gunner aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was in the tail of the aircraft at the time of the forced landing in Sweden. Carusi was uninjured in the forced landing near Logaby, Sweden, and was interned. He was subsequently returned to duty.