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Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944
<table> <tr class="GridRow"> <td> <p> <table> <tr> <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 160px;'> <b>Posted:</b><br> <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:sennerin@aol.com'>Inge Grondin</a><br> <b>On: </b>08/18/2001 <br> </td> <td style='vertical-align: top;'>Hello, iam from Weimar.I have some info,s but, i need to know what excactly are you looking for.We have been bombed very heavily. I have a map here from that bombing raid in Weimar. Iam very happy to send it to you.As soon as i get more infos on any thing i,ll posted in here<br>thanks my friends Inge<br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="GridAltRow"> <td> <p> <h2>Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944</h2> <table> <tr> <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 160px;'> <b>Posted:</b><br> <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:c.laan1@chello.nl'>Els van der Laan</a><br> <b>On: </b>08/25/2001 <br> </td> <td style='vertical-align: top;'>The pilot on Jill Jalopy was LT Fisch,the plane was <br>shot <br>Most of the crew was made POW and was injured <br>They are taken to a hospital in Weimar on a luftwaffe airfield.<br>The crew was:<br>2LT Melvin Fisch. POW<br>2LT Leslie Hauss killed <br>N:Sgt Eugene Cramer POW<br>B:Sgt Kenneth Lucas POW<br>RO:Sgt Melvin Warren POW<br>WG:Sgt John Hanchak POW <br>TG:Sgt James Huff killed<br>BT:Sgt william. R Cook killed <br><br>Els<br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="GridRow"> <td> <p> <h2>Jill's Jalopy was 43-37511</h2> <table> <tr> <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 160px;'> <b>Posted:</b><br> <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:dabyers2@home.com'>Donald Byers</a><br> <b>On: </b>08/26/2001 <br> </td> <td style='vertical-align: top;'>42-97344 was the Carrie B. II flown by 2Lt Maxwell M. Cain on which my uncle Donald C. Byers went down on.<br><br>Don<br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="GridAltRow"> <td> <p> <h2>Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944</h2> <table> <tr> <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 160px;'> <b>Posted:</b><br> <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:Boeing17TG@aol.com'>Joe La Grasta</a><br> <b>On: </b>09/04/2001 <br> </td> <td style='vertical-align: top;'>Jack the serial # 42-97344 was an error that was placed in the Group books. Fish was flying serial #<br>43-37511 Jill's Jalopy on Aug. 24 1944. So number 344 was not Jill's Jalopy just to keep the records right. So if you can have that change made I will sleep well tonight ha-ha.<br> Your Dad's Tail Gunner Joe La Grasta<br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="GridRow"> <td> <p> <h2>Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944</h2> <table> <tr> <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 160px;'> <b>Posted:</b><br> <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:nu4r@hotmail.com'>Greg Marino</a><br> <b>On: </b>07/18/2010 <br> </td> <td style='vertical-align: top;'>My uncle, 2nd LT Leslie Hauss, flew as co-pilot that fateful day. Greg Marino (nu4r@hotmail.com)<br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>
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