The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Mehael LIZAK

840th

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Army serial number
O-818174
Sources
macr-crew
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 19: LIZAK, MICHAEL · 30 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Your name LIZAK, MICHAEL
Rank 10ThT Serial No. 0-818174
2. Organization 483 B. Gp ommander BARTON Rank Coh. Sqn CO SYTHE Rank MAJOR.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY day 30 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, BUDEPEST, HUNGARKarget, AIRPORT S.W BUDDPES. , target
time, 11:03
altitude, 20,000 FT.
route scheduled, NOKNOWLEDGA
,route flown NO KNOWLEDGE
5. Where were you when you left formation? SEVERAL MILES SUNTHWEST BUDEPES
6. Did you bail out?
YES.
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
YES.
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircroft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". WHEN PLANE WAS HIT
IMMEDIANLY AFTER BOMBS AWAY. FIRE STARTED IN #2 WING TANK.
PILOT GAVE ORDERS TO HAIL OUT. CREW MEMBERS COMPLIED IMMEDIATLY.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? BURST MIDAIR. PAR+S FELL IN DANUBE Rou
10, What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) NONE
11. Where were they in aircraft? Not in AIRCRAFI. RIF FERRING TO QUESTION 10.
12. What was their condition? BEAAE P.o. w.'s
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? AhL CREW MEMBERS 3AFE AND WELL AFTER
BAILED OUT. LAST SAW LTS, ANDREOS WALLACE, WEST ON IN
CAMP KILNER ENROOTE TO SEPARATION CENTERS HAVE HAD
CORRESPONENCE FROM 3675-KERJEY MOORE, FRYE GOLDEN BERG,
ZIEGLER, TUNING.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. As A P.O.W. I MGT AND
AFTER LIBERATION I CAME TO U.S.A WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS:-
13thts. R.R.A.IDEENSI, K.T. WESTON, 2094ts. G.S. WALLABE, JAMES MORRIS,
CALLOW, GEORGE., ALLAN V. JONES, ALVIN h. KURZ MAWI IRVINI kenp?
JOSEPH H. PLETTA. F/O's DANIEL w JOHNSON, PAUL F. SHINSKY.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 7107, page 19 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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