B-24H-1-FO 41-7601 445 B G 702 BS

12 April 1944

Mission : Zwickau

Crash : Between Hingeon and Vezin

Shot down by Flak and FW 190

1Lt Joseph Pavelka Pilot     Escape

2Lt Albert P. Gilsdorf Co-pilot  POW  Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria

2Lt William T Burtt Bombardier    POW  Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria

2Lt Philip Solomon Navigator  Escape

T/Sgt Richard F Hanson Radio Operator   POW  Stalag Luft 4 at Gross-Tychow. He was at Stalag 357 for only a week . Here is a link to his march log when they had emptied Luft4 http://jefferyhanson.net/wwii/pow_forced_march_log.html

Jeffery Hanson’ s website :   http://jefferyhanson.net/wwii/world_war_ii.html    

Courtesy of Mr Jeffery Hanson, Richard’ son.

 

S/Sgt Robert T Hansen gunner   POW  Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow

S/sgt Wade R Luce Waist gunner   POW  Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf

S/Sgt Michael R. Ciano Waist gunner Injured   POW   Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf

S/sgt Peter M. Clark Tail gunner   Escape

T/Sgt Chester B Hincewicz Top Turret gunner   Escape  http://www.evasioncomete.org/fhincewcb.html