Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; took off from Gander (Newfoundland) en route Thurleigh 5-Sep-42 exploded over Atlantic an hour out. (10 KIS) no trace, ditched off Greenland. Missing Air Crew Report 16344.
P 1Lt. John T. Leahy; CP 2Lt Robert R. Landry;
N 2Lt Andrew J. Hoyt; B 2Lt Frank L. Shannon;
E/TTG TSgt William Blakesley; RO Pvt James L. Wiley;
BTG SSgt Leslie R. Pettyjohn; WG SSgt Roland L. Oikle;
TG SSgt Charles H. Carlton; PASS 1Lt. Rush Poulan (423BS Eng-Off);
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Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
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People
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Captain | Engineering Officer | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military | Private | Radio Operator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
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