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Delivered Denver 16/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-W] Horham 1/5/44; 336BS [ET-R]; 18m, Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Jim Redin, Co-pilot: Jim Ward, Navigator: Bob Meinke, Bombardier: Bill Hearne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Smith, Radio Operator: George Paolantonio, Ball turret gunner: Russ Loughner, Waist gunner: Bob Rozck, Waist gunner: John Reed,Tail gunner: Lloyd Iverson (10 Killed in Action); flak hit sent ship down which exploded, crashed Neubiburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7500.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Missions

  • Date: 2 June 1944
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  • Date: 2 June 1944
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Events

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Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

12 July 1944 - 12 July 1944 Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44. Cause - The flak over the target was intense and accurate, and the tail section of the plane was hit so severely that it was seen breaking up, sending the plane into a steep, and fatal nose dive, as it disappeared into the clouds, crashed Neubiburg, Germany. (10 x RTD) Missing Air Crew Report MACR7500.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7500 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database