Dec 43
History > Statistical Data > Missing Air Crew Reports
The 445th started flying combat missions in December, 1943. One crew was lost on the third mission to Bremen, Germany; two more over Osnabrück, Germany on the fourth mission and finally two more near the end of the month going to Ludwigshafen, Germany on the sixth mission.
MACR # | Date | Tail Number | Pilot | Cause |
20 Dec 43 | 42-7534 | 2nd Lt Milton A. Patterson | Flak over the target, 10 KIA | |
22 Dec 43 | 42-7520 | 2nd Lt Norman M. Nelson | Flak damaged; 10 KIA | |
22 Dec 43 | 42-7554 | 1st Lt John H. Allen | Flak damaged; 7 KIA, 3 POW | |
30 Dec 43 | 42-7508 | 2nd Lt Oliver J. Saunders | Flak damaged; 6 KIA, 4 POW | |
30 Dec 43 | 41-29123 | F/O William P. Kane | Ditched in the English Channel; 4 KIA, 6 RTD |