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Donald N. Chase

Ball Turret Gunner · 328th Squadron

Internment in Switzerland

On 7 January 1944, S/Sgt. Donald N. Chase was serving as ball turret gunner aboard B-24H (42-7519) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany. The aircraft suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing at Dübendorf airfield, Switzerland. Chase and his entire crew were interned for the remainder of the war. (MACR 2367)

Interned

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
07 JAN 1944

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 178
07 JAN 1944
Ludwigshafen??
Aircraft suffered mechanical failure and force-landed at Dübendorf airfield, Switzerland. Entire crew interned. MACR 2367.
42-7519