Posted By GEORGE D. KASPARIAN on January 02, 2007 at 12:08:35:
In Reply to: 561 Squadron 388th BG - March 6 1944 - Berlin posted by ELLIS on January 01, 2007 at 14:45:04:
: 561 Squadron of the 388th Bombardment Group flew a mission to Berlin March 6, 1944. I am interested in those in formation Group A. Shack Rabbits (42-38177), with Christiani piloting, was shot down on the trip home crashing close to the German-Dutch border near Twist Germany. Other aircraft in her formation were:
: Red X Darling / Miss Fortune (42-37849), pilot: Filler
: Winged Fury (42-31138), pilot: Lindahl
: Heaven Can Wait (42-31745), pilot: Oswald
: Screamin' Red Ass (42-30340, pilot: Amann
: Ramp Tramp (42-39861), pilot: Hilton
: The Princess Pat (42-30829), pilot: Moreland
: Miss Lace (42-39842), pilot: Tobias
: Snafu (42-31393), pilot: Sullivan L
: Miss Fortune (42-31039), pilot: Fisk
: Jimmy Lee (42-37819), pilot: Malmberg
: Millie K (42-37878), pilot: Kelly P
: Gremlin Gus II / Olin 69'ers (42-30595), pilot: Thompson R
: Virginia Lee (42-3548), pilot: Dopko
: Pride of the Yanks (42-32004), pilot: Barrett
: I have the MACR for Shack Rabbits crash. Not much is in it. I am hoping someone from this formation might have information on where Shack Rabbits was attacked and what happened during the attack.
: Thank you
Hi Ellis,
There might be post-mission interrogation reports for the 561st Squadron in the one of the mission folders for the 388th BG for March 6, 1944. The reports would be in mission folders which are stored in the National Archives. You should be able to obtain copies of the post-mission interrogation reports for a fee. You can request copies by writing to the following address: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT COLLEGE PARK, 8601 ADELPHI ROAD, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740-6001. Obtaining copies of the reports might take as long as 8-10 weeks. GEORGE KASPARIAN