Casualty questionnaire, page 14: FRANCIS X. KELLY · 20 April 1945
AFTPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name FRANCIS X. KELLY
Rank T/SGT Serial No. 12120057
2.
Organization 483 BM Gp Goommander
BARTON
Rank COL. Sqn CO FOWLER, Azank MAJOR
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1945
month APRIL
day
20 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, FORTEZZA ITALY target,
FORTEZZA, ITALY ,
target
time (APPROX) 1145 altitude, 26,000
route scheduled, VIA ADRIATION
YUGOSLAVIA, AUSTRIA, rostu FHOOVER THE BRENNER PASS, LIALY
5. left formation? HIT BY FLAK OVER BOLZANO ITALY
Where were you when you
LEFT FORMATION IMMEDIATELY.
6. Did you bail out?
YES
7. Did. other members of crew bail out? YES, ALL EXCEPT THE NAVIGATOR AND
PILOT BATLED OUT IMMEDIATELY
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give, facts. know say. "No Knowledge"
COPILOT, 3 GUNNERS, AND MYSELW (RADTOGUNNER) WERE E VADEE S
AFTER
BAILING
OUT.
TOGLEEER,
BATLED
OUT
AND
WAS
TAKEN
PW.
OTHER GUNNER
BAILEDOUT SUCESSEULLY, BUT WAS KILLED BY GERMAN CIVILIANS.
9. Where did your sircraft strike the ground?
NO KNOWLEDGE
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
PILOT AND NAVIGAT0B RODE THE SHIP TO THE GROUND
11. Where were they in aircraft? IN PILOTS AND COPILOTS POSITIONS
12.
What was their condition? NAVIGATOR WAS SLIGHTLY INJURE D BY FLAK, PILOT
WAS OK, BUT BOTH WERE INJURE D BY CRASH. (BROKEN ARMS FOR EACH)
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? NONE OTHER
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
NO
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6--3862, AF
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name FRANCIS X. KELLY
Rank T/SGT Serial No. 12120057
2.
Organization 483 BM Gp Goommander
BARTON
Rank COL. Sqn CO FOWLER, Azank MAJOR
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1945
month APRIL
day
20 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, FORTEZZA ITALY target,
FORTEZZA, ITALY ,
target
time (APPROX) 1145 altitude, 26,000
route scheduled, VIA ADRIATION
YUGOSLAVIA, AUSTRIA, rostu FHOOVER THE BRENNER PASS, LIALY
5. left formation? HIT BY FLAK OVER BOLZANO ITALY
Where were you when you
LEFT FORMATION IMMEDIATELY.
6. Did you bail out?
YES
7. Did. other members of crew bail out? YES, ALL EXCEPT THE NAVIGATOR AND
PILOT BATLED OUT IMMEDIATELY
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give, facts. know say. "No Knowledge"
COPILOT, 3 GUNNERS, AND MYSELW (RADTOGUNNER) WERE E VADEE S
AFTER
BAILING
OUT.
TOGLEEER,
BATLED
OUT
AND
WAS
TAKEN
PW.
OTHER GUNNER
BAILEDOUT SUCESSEULLY, BUT WAS KILLED BY GERMAN CIVILIANS.
9. Where did your sircraft strike the ground?
NO KNOWLEDGE
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
PILOT AND NAVIGAT0B RODE THE SHIP TO THE GROUND
11. Where were they in aircraft? IN PILOTS AND COPILOTS POSITIONS
12.
What was their condition? NAVIGATOR WAS SLIGHTLY INJURE D BY FLAK, PILOT
WAS OK, BUT BOTH WERE INJURE D BY CRASH. (BROKEN ARMS FOR EACH)
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? NONE OTHER
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
NO
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6--3862, AF
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