Ordering Information
To order, send us an e-mail, we need a minimum of aircraft type and date of accident. Approximate location is very useful. In addition, information such as the serial number and crew names can also be helpful. If you are researching a particular person (i.e. a relative) let us know as we can check for other reports they may be involved in. U.S.A.A.C. reports before January 1941 are filed by pilot's name, so we will need the name for requests of these reports. We will look up the report, count the number of pages, and provide you with a quote. Then you can send payment by mail or PayPal.

All prices are for research, duplication, and mailing costs per report. Prices per report are listed below. For any pages over 30 there is an additional charge of 25 cents per page. If you would prefer to keep your report under 30 pages, we can print out just the highlights of the report on the larger reports.
If reports are ordered as electronic PDF copies, there is no shipping and handling charge. Shipping and Handling fee for paper copies is $4.00 within the United States and $8.00 for orders outside the United States.

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Discounts for Large Orders and custom research available! E-mail us for a quote!

Sample Reports
The U.S.N. reports prior to July 1952 are only a couple of pages long and contain no photographs. A few are lacking in information (see early USN Report Sample #1), while others are extremely informative (see early USN Report Sample #2). The U.S.A.A.F. reports during W.W. II are anywhere from 5 to 50+ pages long (See U.S.A.A.F. / U.S.A.F. Unedited Report Sample. Post W.W. II U.S.A.F. and July 1952 and later U.S.N. are around 25 to 100+ pages (See later USN Report Sample). The U.S.A.F. reports are on negative microfilm so it is possible to print out the photographs on photographic paper (See sample comparison between microfilm printed pictures and photographic print made from the microfilm). For a sample of a U.S.A.F. aircraft record card see sample Aircraft Record Card.

The information contained in a typical MACR includes a date, time, and location that the crew and aircraft were last seen or reported missing from the formation. Details about aircraft incidents were taken from statements given by crew members from other aircraft flying in the same formation. These statements usually mentioned whether any parachutes were seen to have opened and how many airmen exited the aircraft before it crashed. The names of the missing air crew member(s) were listed by crew position, rank, serial number, and known status such as MIA or POW.

Additional information included in the MACR is the aircraft AAF serial (tail) number; nickname or squadron identification letter; and the type, model, and serial number of the engine(s) or machine gun(s). The name of the assigned air base and numbered unit (squadron, group, or air force) to which an aircraft belonged also appears in the MACR.

MACRs can be as short as a couple pages or over 50! The average is probably close to a dozen pages long. While MACRs are primarily on combat losses and accident reports (USAAF Form 14) are for operational accidents as opposed to losses due to combat action, there are occasionally times that both reports are filled out on the same loss.

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Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research

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