scottplen Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 Lastest heart Sgt Raymond f Weaver from Northampton co PA lost b-24d BLACK Mariah II MACR 16472Target Maleme crete lost due to heavy flak as member of 1st Provisional bomb group attached to 376th BG 513th BS
scottplen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 pic of crew of black mariah II b24D#41-11593 not sure what one is weaver ?
scottplen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 crew of black mariah II lost on crete missionJohn W Kidd 1st lt (silver star winner HALPRO mission)Martin Smith 2nd ltKenneth W Baker 2nd ltBernard Silbowitz 2nd lt Hoyle E Majors SSGTRaymond F Weaver SGTPaul R Venegas SGTWilliam S Glaab sgtAll crew recieved Air medals for Halpro mission to ploesti HALPRO mission pilot recieve SS medal a brave crew lost bombing Rommels supply routes on crete MACR # 16472 B24d 41-11593 black miariah II lost to Heavy ACK ACK over target/bad weather over ?Med ocean Search instituted immediatly but no avail. Searching personnel not given. Other crews on mission report seeing light on the water near the Island of Kane.Weather Bad and ACK-Ack fire over Target heavy and accurate.There are two planes liste with this same # black mariah and black Mariah II ???? was 1st plane fixed and turned into II later this # shows up as scraped jan 1943 My ? is did they find wreck or is it same # diffrent planes???? If found wreck why are the crew still MIA /FOD bodies never recovered?
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