42-51098
Collided above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-52447 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 447. All nine men on board Killed In Action (KIA): Pilot Joe Guestella (Died of wounds after capture - DOW); Co-Pilot Hal F. Linder; Bombardier/Nose Turret gunner Kelly Crabtree; Navigator Norman A. Harris; Radio Operator Peter J. Calzonetti; Top Turret gunner Howard Cohen; Right Waist gunner Frank W. Tatum; Left Waist gunner Gilbert E. Matthews; Tail gunner John C. Ruppert. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 8432.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32078302
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32887236
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34451524
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818860
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Mosigkau, Germany | 16 August 1944 | mid-air collision with B-24 #42-52447, crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany |