{"id":9115,"date":"2018-07-30T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=9115"},"modified":"2020-01-11T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T11:25:49","slug":"42-31478","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-31478\/","title":{"rendered":"42-31478"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2nd Lt. Edward E. Pearson to lose of aircraft #42-31478:<\/strong><br \/>\nAt approximately 1600 hours, heading to the field just past Lake Lesina, I last saw 478 making a left turn to avoid a low cloud formation. I then, was momentarily in clouds and once in the clear did not again sight the aircraft or make radio contact. His altitude when last sighted should have been approximately 600 &#8211; 700 ft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Edward E. Pearson<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2nd Lt, Air Corps<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Pilot Aircraft <a href=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-38076\/\">#42-38076<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Witnessing statement from MACR 2633:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn 25 February 1944, I was requested to identify the bodies of the crew of aircraft No. 42-31478, which had crashed on the montains just west of Lake Lesina on 24 February 1944. The aircraft itself was 100% wreckage, with various parts of the plane strewn around on area of 300 yards. The one body was decapitated, and two very badly burned, all were identifiable, since all dog-tags were found on their person. The bodies were removed from the montains on 26 February 1944 in my presence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>HAROLD B. 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