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Lost on October 8, 1943

B-17F-125-BO Serial 42-30840

100th BG on the Bomb Run over Bremen October 8, 1943

" Salvo Sal " # 42-30818 Code LN-S (to the left)
" Phartzac " # 42-30358 Code LN-X (in the centre)
# 42-30840 Code LN-O (to the right)

[ Photo from the 100th BG.]


One fact : all three planes photographed were lost during this same mission.

Source : 100th Bomb Group Foundation

Capt. Ev Blakely - Gp. Lead -- Bremen

Oct 8, 1943 (Bremen)

Group alerted early evening of the 7th - scrubbed soon afterwards - enemy bombed between Bungay and Nowich around 2200 hours. Lots of Ack Ack visible. There were a dozen or so planes reported shot down in the vicinity of our base, some in flames. Early radio reports stated 175 planes over England during the night.
At 0500 hours the group alerted for Bremen with take-off time set for 1145 hours. Two other big missions on with B-24's also with Bremen as their target.
Radio reported that the 100th bombed the primary at 1520 hours.
Group returned at 1700 hours - missing seven (7) planes and crews.
Major Cleven with DeMarco missing; Nash, Meadow, McDonald, Gormley, Murphy in the famed Piccadily Lily; and Becktoft
were also missing. Colonel Kidd and Blakely crashed landed near Norwich after a historic air battle all the way home from Bremen. Two crewmen were severely wounded - they claimed 12 fighters and were allowed nine.


October 8, 1943 1130 taxi time of the first aircraft
TAKE OFF TIMES
Time
Serial
Code
Name
Pilot
1143:30
230840
LN-0
Unnamed
Lt Herbert G. Nash

8 OCT 43 BREMEN MISSION CHRONOLOGY
Time
Serial
Code
Name
Fate
1130       100Th leaves the english coast
1453


      100th crossed european coast 10 miles nnw of groningen;
aggressive fighter attacks begin
1515       100TH reaches the initial point

1521

 25864 EP-A PICCADILLY LILY Dropped bombs on the target
1521       Group becomes disorganized
1525

       100TH Reaches the rally point; fighter attacks decrease.
1530



230840



 LN-O



 UNNAMED



 Uncertain as to circumstances regarding this aircraft's loss; resulted in the death of five (5) crew members, while five (5) were captured.


serial number

 plane type / name

squadron

code

reason

mission lost on

pilot / crew 

42-30840

Boeing B-17F-125-BO

100 BG
350 BS

LN-O

?

 15h30

Breme

Crash Location Damme
415 i8

Nash
5KIA, 5POW,
MACR 951



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