Date: 1944 Jan 11/11 A/C Type: B-17F   Fortress SN: 42-29524 Code: VK- A/C Nickname: Meat Hound
 File: 288 Airforce: USAAF Sqn/Unit: 303 BG - 358BS Mission/Raid: Oschersleben
1 Pilot 1Lt. Jack W. Watson  Flew on with A/C to UK 9 RWG Sgt. William H. Fussner  buried Amsterdam
2 Co-pilot 2Lt. Clayton C. David          Evd. 10 TG Sgt. Roman P. Kosinski           POW
3 Nav. 2Lt. John G. Leverton       POW 11    
4 B 2Lt. Vance R. Colvin    drowned, buried Amsterdam 12    
5 E S/Sgt Samuel L. Rowland    buried Amsterdam 13    
6 RO S/Sgt. Harry Romaine     POW 14    
7 BTG Sgt. Fred H. Booth   drowned, buried Amsterdam 15    
8 LWG Sgt. Eugene R. Stewart    POW 16                    

On route back to England, the aircraft was in trouble and flying low. Crew jumped northeast of Amsterdam on the shore of Lake IJsselmeer. Four men drowned, were later recovered and buried in Amsterdam. Four men became POW. One man could evade. Pilot Lt. Watson, alone on board, flew crippled aircraft back to England.
 


Read more on this aircraft and crew in our file 'Amsterdam War Graves 1944' (link below)


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