42-65118
Assigned to 17BS, 25BG. Lost on anti submarine patrol 15 miles NW of Boriquen Field, Puerto Rica. Crashed in sea, coast guard cutter found an empty dingy and no survivors. Pilot Lt Jasper J Kraynick. 6 x KIA 31-Oct-43. MACR 980.
Crew: 1Lt Jasper J Kraynick, 1Lt Thomas W Appleyard, 2Lt Myron L Mantell, T/Sgt Frederick R Droney, S/Sgt Ralph Swerdloff, Cpl William D McLemore.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
15 miles NW Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | 31 October 1943 | Lost on anti submarine patrol 15 miles NW of Boriquen Field, Puerto Rica. Crashed in sea no survivors. 6 x KIA 31-Oct-43. MACR 980. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA |