42-7470 Exterminator
Charles Zschiesche was my great uncle.
Object Number - UPL 25702 - Crew of Exterminator
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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: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32433382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678174
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677891
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35423747
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | MACR indicates aircraft was possibly shot down over the North Sea. Other research indicates the aircraft was shot down from an altitude of approximately 6,900 feet (2100 meters) south-southeast of the Heligoland islands by a Bf-110 nightfighter of Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, piloted by Leutnant Helmut Niklaus (Source: http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1.html). |
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ContributorHofmanmd
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My great uncle was T/Sgt. Charles E. Zschiesche, gunner on this aircraft when it was lost.
ContributorHofmanmd
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My great uncle, S/Sgt Charles E. Zschiesche, was on the crew of this aircraft when it was shot down over the North Sea on 8 October 1943.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 879 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
