Eyewitness statement, page 21 · 18 July 1944
8. uninjured. s/sgt. Theodore L. Solomon, ball turret gunner- - bailed out uninjured.
2nd Lit. Wilbur E. Wanstrom, co-pilot, didn't leave airoraft.
T/Sgt. Rebert K. Bell, radio operater- #
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s/Sgt. Norman J. Fahrmann, asst. engineer
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s/sgt. william H. Barlow Jr., armorer gunner
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s/ Sgt. Robert J. Allard, armorer gunner
6.
Information given on enclosed forms is based upon my experiences on that day
and what information I obtained from Lt. Wojoieohowski several weeks later.
I was flying the position of bombardier and during the ensuing attaok by
enemy airoraft I was manning the chin turret guns. During this battle I was
struck by fire from an enemy fighter which resulted in the loss of my left
leg above the kmoe. While attempting to leave the airoraft which was in
flames, I noted that Lt. Wejciechowski was- bailed out wounded. At that moment
the airoraft went down out of control forcing me back into the nose where I
passes out in attempting to parachute to safety. While I was unconscious,
the aircraft exploded and I was blown out of the aircraft. I regained CON-
sciouness falling through the air and parachuted the rest of the way. I therfore
assume that any crew mumbers that were mot able to parachute were killed when
the airoraft exploded.
2nd Lit. Wilbur E. Wanstrom, co-pilot, didn't leave airoraft.
T/Sgt. Rebert K. Bell, radio operater- #
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s/Sgt. Norman J. Fahrmann, asst. engineer
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s/sgt. william H. Barlow Jr., armorer gunner
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s/ Sgt. Robert J. Allard, armorer gunner
6.
Information given on enclosed forms is based upon my experiences on that day
and what information I obtained from Lt. Wojoieohowski several weeks later.
I was flying the position of bombardier and during the ensuing attaok by
enemy airoraft I was manning the chin turret guns. During this battle I was
struck by fire from an enemy fighter which resulted in the loss of my left
leg above the kmoe. While attempting to leave the airoraft which was in
flames, I noted that Lt. Wejciechowski was- bailed out wounded. At that moment
the airoraft went down out of control forcing me back into the nose where I
passes out in attempting to parachute to safety. While I was unconscious,
the aircraft exploded and I was blown out of the aircraft. I regained CON-
sciouness falling through the air and parachuted the rest of the way. I therfore
assume that any crew mumbers that were mot able to parachute were killed when
the airoraft exploded.
National Archives, MACR 6980, page 21 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.