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Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-N] Kimbolton 21/10/43; battle damaged Gironde, but no bombs were dropped to to weather conditions 31/12/43 with Joe Bochna, Co-pilot: Bob Edwards, Navigator: Ray Frenk, Bombardier: Murray Goldberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Chappelle, Radio Operator: Ed Zieman, Ball turret gunner: Ken Barnett, Waist gunner: Andy Langford, Waist gunner: Carroll Peterson,Tail gunner: Harry Carson (10 Returned to Duty); force landed Rattlesden A/fd, Sfk; sal 8/1/44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32079339
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797798
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield