41-29123 Big Joe, Bit XX Big Joe
Badly damaged by fighters and ditched in English Channel 3 miles off Beachy Head, England 30 December 1943. MACR 5210.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34430946
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: A0687962
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 30 December 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorBill Morris
Changes
Sources
B-24 Nose Art Name Directory by Wallace R. Forman via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5210 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database