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Posted:
By: Inge Grondin
On: 08/18/2001
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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
thanks my friends Inge
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Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944
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By: Els van der Laan
On: 08/25/2001
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The pilot on Jill Jalopy was LT Fisch,the plane was
shot
Most of the crew was made POW and was injured
They are taken to a hospital in Weimar on a luftwaffe airfield.
The crew was:
2LT Melvin Fisch. POW
2LT Leslie Hauss killed
N:Sgt Eugene Cramer POW
B:Sgt Kenneth Lucas POW
RO:Sgt Melvin Warren POW
WG:Sgt John Hanchak POW
TG:Sgt James Huff killed
BT:Sgt william. R Cook killed
Els
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Jill's Jalopy was 43-37511
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By: Donald Byers
On: 08/26/2001
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42-97344 was the Carrie B. II flown by 2Lt Maxwell M. Cain on which my uncle Donald C. Byers went down on.
Don
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Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944
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By: Joe La Grasta
On: 09/04/2001
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Jack the serial # 42-97344 was an error that was placed in the Group books. Fish was flying serial #
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.
Your Dad's Tail Gunner Joe La Grasta
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Re: mission 132 Weimar 24 august 1944
Posted:
By: Greg Marino
On: 07/18/2010
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My uncle, 2nd LT Leslie Hauss, flew as co-pilot that fateful day. Greg Marino (nu4r@hotmail.com)
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