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Delivered Geiger 26 September 1942. Rapid City 3 November 1942. Assigned 88 BG/317BS. Force-landed base with Richard H. McGibeny 17 November 1942. Assigned 335BS/95BG, crashed Huron, South Dakota 17 February 1943, due to structural failure during a training flight with Pilot 1st Lt Oliver L. Walker; Co-pilot: 2nd Lt Howard D. Stevens Jr; Navigator: 2nd Lt Norman K. Mattice; Bombardier: 2nd Lt George J. Morris; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: T/Sgt Gerald W. Baker; Radio Operator: T/Sgt Charles R. Hooberry; Ball turret gunner: S/Sgt James D. White; Waist gunner: S/Sgt Michael Mitzka; Tail gunner: S/Sgt Charles A. Missana (9 Killed in Service). Written off.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13040632
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36173362
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731319
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12084688
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Rapid City, SD, USA | 17 November 1942 | Force landed at base. Pilot Lt Richard H. McGibeny 17/11/42. |
|
Crashed |
Huron, SD, USA | 17 February 1943 | Crashed Huron, South Dakota, 17/2/43. Pilot Lt Oliver L. Walker. (9 x KIA). |
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Other Written Off |
South Dakota, USA | 20 February 1943 |
Revisions
Correction added to date of crash where aircraft and crew were lost to correct date of February 17th, 1943. Source: USAAF Accident Investigation Report, and final flight log of Bombardier, 2nd Lt. George Jesse Morris where it is annotated on listed date about the loss of the aircraft and crew.
Corrected Mitska > Mitzka in Biography
The Ball turret gunner was S/Sgt James D. White and not John White...