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m e Witness Description o f HissA i r c r a f t B1M 42-102516. P i l o t , 1st L t
W o l d D Weeklcy, 0-807802. 601st Bomb Squadro?l. 398th BomD Group missing
i r o n Conoat Mission t o Le HBnoir, Frame 13 August 19e.
We ?:ere f l y i n g t h e h5;h scpadrm of t h e high Group and L t Reekley
s q a d r o n of t h e hi,h group. A f t e r we l e f t t h s Target
5 7Teekley f l c r a l o x m d looked e l l r i g h t . T i r e mas no ~ : . of
p * fire
t h a t I could sne h t t h e men started b a i l i n g o u t about b o minutes b e f o m
we h i t the coast.
I sa-& 911 n i n e men come out--eigirt openin; t h e i r chutes
she-rtLy a n d a v i d m t l y one prilled a d e l e p d j;nnp.
I tiihft see hin open 5 i s
chute. Probebly bececse cf t h e heavy l l ~ z ed m t o w a r d s t h e qround and n~
a t t s t i o n m.s occ+lect o t b w i s e jast a5out thi.3 t i m e .
was flyin;; t h e 1-
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"eil hnner, 817s 42-1025S6
Eye Witness D e s c r i p t i o n 3% Hissing A l r c r a t B17G 42-10?>16, P i l o t . 1st bt
b o l d D Wsekiey, 0-807802, 601st 3omb Squadron, 398th Bomb G r o u p nlss:.ng
from Combat m i s s i o n t o Le H s n o i r . m
a 13 Angust 1944
On the recent rafd ueqr RffAen, f i a n c e , 13 Aucvst 1944 we were f l y k g
high sqi:dron high g o a p -adL
.t geekley WE.- fly-+ l e a d of. t h e lm y d s d r o n
of t h e high grou;,.
!?e -had l e f t t h e t n r p t when I f i r s t observed that
It Weekley's ship had t h e xumtmr three prop f e e t h e r e 5 and I sau his men
s t a r t beilln-g o J t ?vt his p l e n s s3ene-3 t o be under zontrol. Seven of Ym
men came o c t while Lt Weekley's ship llres on o w l e f t a & then his ship
c m e under LS. going f o our r i g h t s i d e md I a a u two loore cane out. Sight
of t n e men opened t h s i r chutes e l m o J t i m s d i a t e l y and t h e o t h e r evidently
p d l e d a del2yed j m p .
I d i d n ' t Bee S a chute open before he dissappearsd
i n t o t h e haze.
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B a l l Turret Guner. B17G 42-102596
Witness Description of Missing Aircraft B17G 42-102516, Pilot, 1st Lt
Harold D Ueekley, 0 4 0 7 8 0 2 , 601st Bomb Sq-on.
398th Bomb Group missing
fron Combat Mission t o Le Hanoir, France 13 Aubwst 1944.
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I so:: Lt ;?ekleycs ship x i t h
engbe. I S a @ e i g h t fell0,:s bc?il
fuqeci about t h e e zizlutcs i ? l c d
t h e e cjr f o u r c o q l e t e c i r c l e s in
a feathered g;.o>ellor on n m b e r t b e e
out an8 211 t h e i r chutes opeEed. The7
fron t2e c h a n e l . The p l a s then nede
t h e Ps-r dis5snce en6 t h e s -.lent out of
sight.
It is possible t h a t n xiintk chute c m e out l i t e r since tl?e ship
:.as s t i l l under c o c t r o l , but I aeve? ssx t h e n i n t h ckute.
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