42-97078 Pride of the Yankees
Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/44; Lincoln 20/2/44; Presque Is 21/2/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG- ] Gt Ashfield 7/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Bill Henry, Navigator: Gerhard Kirschke, Bombardier: Harry Tennenson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Pullin, Radio Operator: John Webb, Ball turret gunner: Gil Creath, Waist gunner: Milton Keck, Tail gunner: Wilf Miller (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Avona, Waist gunner: Chas Williams (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Hermeskeil, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4457.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19111079
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17096706 / O-693026
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682860
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |