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Elwyn H. Shaw

Pilot

1st Lt. Elwyn H. Shaw was the pilot of aircraft 030-T, 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, on the 20 June 1944 mission to Genshagen (Berlin). His aircraft was struck by flak over the target, losing engines 3 and 4.

Shaw turned the aircraft toward Sweden with two engines feathered. The aircraft was last seen at 53 degrees 40'N, 14 degrees 10'E at 18,000 feet at 1015 hours and did not return. His next of kin was his father, Mr. Edward B. Shaw, 2416 Hogg Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 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
№ 425
20 JUN 1944
Genshagen (Berlin industrial area)
Lt. Shaw's aircraft (030-T) was hit by flak over the target on 20 June 1944 during a mission to the Genshagen tank works in the Berlin industrial area. Engine #4 was knocked out by flak. Shaw turned the aircraft toward Sweden. When last seen by witnesses at 53°40N 14°10E at 1015 hours, the aircraft was at 18,000 feet with both engines #3 and #4 feathered. The aircraft went out of sight on that heading and did not return. The MACR was prepared by 2nd Lt. Andrew M. Pinckney, Intelligence Officer, and dated 24 June 1944. Witnesses who last sighted the aircraft were 2nd Lt. Clarence R. Stempley (O-429888) and Capt. Norman A. Roggenkamp (O-799463).
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