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Crew Listing of B-29 Aircraft Tail Number 42-65350
6th Sqdn., 29th BG., 314th Wing, 20th AF., N. Field, Guam, 1944/1945

Number on Plane: 0-6 Original Name on Plane: Mission Belle Any Other Name on Plane: ? City Name on Plane: "City of Muncie (Ind)" Date of Plane Arrival on Guam: Feb 1945

HONOR CREW MACR: #14232 Accident Report:

> Air Crew < > Original Crew <
POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS	Missions
AC	1LT	Frank A Crowcroft	(KIA) 04/07/45	0738352		1
P	2Lt	Andrew F Lueck	(KIA) 04/07/45	0778860		1
RO	2Lt	Albert O Acuff	(KIA) 04/07/45	0382754		1
B	2Lt	Charles A Henderson	(KIA) 04/07/45	0783094		1
N	2Lt	Robert L Smith	(KIA) 04/07/45	02064351		1
FE	2Lt	Melvin L Green	(C) 09/15/95	0866482		1
ROM	SSgt	Donald E Combs	(KIA) 04/07/45	19129352		1
CFC	Sgt	Douglas E Blom	(KIA) 04/07/45	39583411		1
LG	Sgt	Leroy Siegel	(C) 09/15/95	12173013		1
RG	Sgt	William E Price	(C) 07/05/02	36866918		1
TG	Sgt	Boris B Wolf	(KIA) 04/07/45	6716517		1
Number of Combat Missions Completed with this crew: 4

> Passengers <
POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS	Missions
No Passengers

> Ground Crew <
POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS
No Ground Crew Members entered
Status As of Date Shown: (C) Living; (D) Deceased; (U) Unknown; (KIA) Killed in Action; (KIT) Killed in Training

Notes:

246 AAF BU Pratt, Crew #6-16
Mission to Nagoya, Aircraft rammed by fighter, seen diving toward ground, 1 parachute reported seen.
A/C 350 rammed by twin engine "Nick" from the 5th Sentai; pilot 2nd LT Kaoru Tsujimoto, Observer CPL Masayuki Kato.
1st RO, Richard T Copps, not on crew at time of crash

References:

DOC 3-0074, 3-0075, 3-0187

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