42-3523 April girl
Delivered Long Beach 22/7/43; Denver 16/8/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-M] Polebrook 24/9/43; Missing in Action 11m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with George Procak, Co-pilot: George Neely, Navigator: Jerrold Trumbower, Bombardier: Jim Keating, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Cipriano, Radio Operator: Saul Susman, Ball turret gunner: Otis Williams, Waist gunner: Gene Chelstowski, Waist gunner: Pete Goinvic (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: E. T. Burgess killed in tailplane in crash (1 Killed in Action); flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Pillgrim, two miles SE of Scherborn, seven miles E of Holzminden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1940. APRIL GIRL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14182267
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1940 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database