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AIt?CRAFT B17G 43-38147 was proba*,ly hit by on8 of thbseIfI@tars in the l e f t wing wound d e r lma enggfne. It is be:isvsd thrt t h i s ship -8

the one which raved from the laad elemeat to the left of the fi-tion f~ a rlight gl lde rith four a?m hi3.iag cut just in front of the low o h e n t of the squulren. A i i i t h mpp was meen bailing out jest before the ship blaa up at t im c l o d level. lfter tho Orpl08iOn one wing uas men going d a m h fl&s into the ten-tentha, 28,000 foot clouds.

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Howell nrrived l a t e ard tock Bo. 5 posit ien k the lead elemnt, Spitzer. vi. hod f i l l e d i n the I. 3 position, moved back I L L . the diamond d l5ad elencent and as far M I Psau Iahner was depity l a d . out.

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i uau Yimer. uho w a a flying OUT right wing s b r t l y d t e r M bit tbe target , A t t5s time he u a s aut of posittcn -

After the f igh ters hit, none o f 3 s ULY Urn again. KO was with ue Pr-til the f i d t e r e h i t PO. ent wida and a d a r t ray back.

d i t e r then&.fers hit us, I MU five chntes come out o f On8 ship, which IRE crossing nnier us ana t o o u r l e f t . ship erplsded. f ront m d Prrlor us. I saw ab0b.r: six xen coma @ut ef ttrrn Ihlp. I heard our uaiat gunner s a y that nine ha& csms out. this uas but I believe i t amst have come froa .tr 1w1 e l e m a t .

%is we bolicvej. t o be Lt Howell. k t e z +&e

Ovor interphona A t about the .ame time I s a w =othe r ship's crew bs le o ~ t t o

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5t l?owoll a r r i v e 6 a t '*hi f o r n a t i o n la te an< took +;k l e f t x t q , of t h e l e n d e r , after L t S P i t z e r moved o:lt of t h 2 l e f t ai05 cositfon. :%.en zh6 f i g h t e r s attasked t h e f o r s a t i o n I saw o m f i g h t ? = h i t Lt E o m l l f s a h i ? and I sar; am11 b u r s t of flame on 'his !.eft wing jas t by n?ntsr tro e 2 g i m . a t t e n t i o z t o t'm other s h i f s f o r & nuirmr of minutas cscru-.e :er a m s h i p was davagod.

iib were ther h i t by a f i g h t e r ourse lves mf I d i d ? ' t pay arr;.

1 ncxt saw a s h i p p a s s 078r in r'rourof us roovi.nz t o the l e f t h a a l i g k t g l i d e . 7ie saw f ive c h u t e s come o u t of *is sh ip and t h e n t h e misf eutiner sair the s h i p 6 X p l O a e .

%e last -re saw of L t Timer aaa j u s t b e f o r e the fig:h%rs h i t . I c a i l e d my w a i s t gunner and asked h h i f he could s e e o x wing m a n mad he s a i d t h s t h a mas P l i t t l e below slld %hind us. That i s the ias t we saw of hin.

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S t e t e n e n t c o n c e r r i n g :.issix Aircraft 317,s 4.5-32147, S l o t , 1st it C h a r l ~ s 2 Eoxell, 0-8174446; 603rd 2mb Squackor, 398th 30r.h Sroup :iv 02 Conbat lilLosio= to YerseSlug, Ger?oany 2 1 Xorerber 1944.

3 , : f O r e ~ i e g o t h i t by f i g h t e r s ,~oi"eon3 ~p f r m t . u i c c d . - . a r w t e r c our r i g h t wing Fzn wns. i looked o u t sf t k e r i g h t m i s t a n d 1 SLW t h e r i g h t wixg m u f a l l i n g back and below us and e l i s a p p e a r q i n t o c a i c r a i l s .

I w a s at t h e left. w i e t w i d o w i t t h e tim ai ' tzr we g o t L i t by f i g h t e r s . c h u t e s of h p l m e t o t h e l e f t of us ~d ir f r c r r . I count& four chu&as that can? very c l o s e by t o UR. I then s a w t h e s h i p s go corn g r a d u a l l y and t w n i r g t o +.e l e f t . I t looked BT i f It was o u t o:* c o o f o l . is it. g o t d o m , a h o s t t c t h e c l c u a level. 1 s a x aroL!.er chiite frm, t h e s a w s h i p . i thes saw the sh ip b l o w up and. t h e w i q g o i q ? o m i n f l a w s .

The p i l o t c a l l e d ovei- th- i n t e r p h m e sncC s e i d t o c o m t the

I saw foTr c h u t e s f1oating.iow-n t o the l e f t . I d i c not 802 the s h i p that t h c y came from. Irm the f r o n t of 0.~1 ship tha t some ooro c h t e s were caning o u t o f t h u a i r c r a i t go ing d m up ahead of our ?lale.

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TO: Cornanding Geceral, 2 ightk 2.: Torte, L30 634 C / O ?cst=aster, New Pork, New Vork

(Ltr Hq .uF, Xashington, aubj: "Request for Kissing Air Crsr Report" dtd 8 FeS 45;

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to: Commanding General, E i g h t h A i r Force, hpo 634 c/o Postmas ter , Hsn York, Ner York .

d e 4 Pa t im C M ~ of First L i e u t e n a n t Charles E. Howell, Jr. CB17445 (Grade 1 ( A e R . 1 (rn)

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Records ' h i s headquarters show 1st Lt. Charles E. €iorell, Jr., 08174.45, 89 cren member 6: A/C B-17GJ 43-38U7. Missing Air C r e r 3epc.-t on this aircraf t forwarded +A Conapandbg Cemral, Army A i r Forces (Thru: 29.1, this haadquarters, subject: * T r P r u l & t + a l of LIissing Air Crew Reports, dated 10 December 1944. ~ .-

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TO: Commanding General, Etdopean Theater of C p w a t i o n a , A?@ 887, 'UT. S. Army.

Records this headquarcxrs show 1st Lt. John J. Leyden, Jr., 0717668, as -d. crgX menbar of A/c B-17G, 43-38~7 . K i s s i n g Air Crew Report on t h i s a i r c r a f t

frrrrarded t o Sclrmandhg General, Lxuy A i r Forces (Tfiru: 319.1, tnis hsadquartsrs, subject: T ransmi t t a l o f Ibissing A i r Crew F!eport.t.q, dated 10 December i9U.

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If not, why not?

Last contact or conversation ju s t p r io r t o or a t t i m e of loss of plane:

Source: e Any explanation of h i s f a t e based in par t or r h o l l y on supposition: .

~ ~ l r a of c r e w member: G A Y N O R, R o b e r t T. %mk: 2nd Lt. S o r i a l number: w43775 P o s i t i o n : Crew (Bomber) --',: Babarciier.

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Name of crew d e r : L E P D E 8 , J O h J. Jr. Rank: )Et ut. Serial n-amber: +n766a- Position: C r e w (Bomber) !.: Havigator.

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Was he in ju red?

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Nnme of crew mnber: G A T II 0 R, IQbert T. Raak: 2Bd Lt. Serial n - ibe r : w4m5 Fos ic ion : Crew (Eomber) *.-': -er.

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