Eachen's Crew

#949 was involved in a mid-air collision with #875. The latter aircraft ran into the prop wash of the element lead and lost control, colliding with #949 and severing its tail. LT Eakin, 832nd, reported the aircraft going into a flat spin, and bursting into flames as it hit the ground. One parachute may have been observed during the descent.

SGT Jent was tail gunner on this mission and road the tail section down, and survived the impact. He reported having no knowledge of the fate of the rest of his crew. (MACR 8460)

Crew Info
Name	Rank	Position	First Mission	Last Mission	Status
Arthur A. Eachen	2nd LT	Pilot		09/05/44	MIA
Edgar E. Berry, Jr	2nd LT	Copilot		09/05/44	MIA
Victor H. Durley	2nd LT	Navigator		09/05/44	MIA
Robert H. Petry	2nd LT	Bombardier		09/05/44	MIA
Francis C. Pitman	S/SGT	FE/Top		09/05/44	MIA
Clayton C. Reiter	S/SGT	Radio Operator/Waist		09/05/44	MIA
James E. Jent	SGT	Tail		09/05/44	POW
Edward M. Long	SGT	Waist		09/05/44	MIA
Harold W. Light	SGT	Ball		09/05/44	MIA

Aircraft Info
Mission	Date	Name	ID	S/N	Type
060	08/13/44		NG	43-37966	B17G
069	08/30/44		NT	43-37899	B17G
070	09/01/44		DJ	43-37963	B17G
071	09/03/44	Nobody Getzit	NB	43-37949	B17G
072	09/05/44	Nobody Getzit	NB	43-37949	B17G

Created: 02/09/01

Modified: 09/09/07