MACR 7872

416th Bombardment Group (L)

Missing Air Crew Report 7872

August 6, 1944, Sunday

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Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 43-9978 (Douglas A-20G-35-DO Havoc)

9th AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 670th Bomb Sq

Mission # 116; Box: I; Flight: 2; Position: 6; A/C Fuselage Code: F6-S

Reason: Enemy anti-aircraft

Damage: Crashed

Point Of Departure: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England

Location: Oissel Bridge, France

*Personnel*
Duty	Name	Rank	S/N	Status
Pilot	McManus, Thomas William Jr.	2Lt	O-750423	MIA, KIA
Airplane Armorer - Gunner	LaPointe, John H.	Sgt	32490064	MIA, KIA
Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	Hart, Gerald Edward	Sgt	17169842	MIA, RTD

Notes:
A/C Seen to Crash. Acft hit by flak over target area, flamed, dropped out of formation, went into flat spin. Last seen to crash east of Louviers.

Important Note: S/N "43-9987" listed in the MACR report should actually be "43-9978".

Description:
Missing in Action: Lt. T.W. McManus, Sgt. G.A. Hart, Sgt. J.H. LaPionte--plane seen to crash in the target area.
(416th BG History 1944)

See Mission # 116 for additional details