Left to right standing: Joseph Fearon, Edward Materewicz, Karl Koller, Lewis Byers, Albert Montick, Robert Williams

Bottom: Clem Plaskiewicz, Richard Hagist, Kurt Schellhas, Clifford Pheneger

The crew were all tragically killed in the take-off accidents in thick fog 29th December 44. Clem Plaskiewicz, navigator/bombardier, kneeling far left, switched to the Lt. David Foster crew last minute and survived the crash with this crew. Full details on Casualties Page.