AFPPA-11
File No 9355
Individual Casualty Questionnaire
Name of crew member: Brine, William C.
Rank: 2nd Lt
Serial Number: 0-722916
Position: Crew (Bomber): Navigator
Did he bail out? No
Where? –
If not, why not? Was killed by flak or explosion of plane
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: Called lead navigator and told him he was off course
Was he injured? Killed
Where was he last seen? In shed at farmhouse
Any hearsay information: …
Source: …
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: Was probably trapped in nose and couldn’t bail out
Total number of missions of above crew member: about 14 or 15
Dates and destinations if possible: …
6-3861, AF
Missing Air Crew Report Number 9355, National Archives, College Park, MD.