McKinney, Jack Norman

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McKinney, Jack Norman ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-748446 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 27 February 1944, effective 27 February 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	18 March 1944
Results	Interned, Neutral Country
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 September 1922 McKinney was interned in Switzerland upon his arrival there on 18 March 1944, but his status apparently changed after 1 September 1944, according to a report by his pilot, 1st Lt Roger C Smith. In 2013, the USAF formally changed his wartime status from Interned to Prisoner of War and authorized the award of the Prisoner of War Medal.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 3484⇓ (2.122 MB) My "Swiss Miss" Adventure⇓ (0.675 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McKinney, Jack Norman	Pilot	INT
2nd Lt. White, Dana Cales⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Fitzsimmons, Willis Ray⇗	Navigator	KIA
S/SGT. Coffman, Beryl (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Patterson, Robert A⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Foster, Rayford Leo⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Davis, Hubert Miles⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Friess, Earl Henry⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Dunn, Lawrence Warren⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37793⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return At 1440 hrs he turned from formation; at 1455 he called Group Leader that two engines were out and he was heading for Switzerland, escorted by P-38s through a mountain pass to the south; damage caused by flak; crash-landed at Altstetten, Switzerland. MACR 3484 From 303rd BG: '#1 engine would not feather, vibrated badly and ran away over target. Supercharger on #2 inoperative 30 minutes before initial point, was rough and lost oil. Supercharger on #3 did not function properly. Aircraft landed at Dubendorf [sic] wheels up. Destruction completed of secret equipment. Target was bombed.' Sortie Report⇗

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