Denver A McGinnis

Military

On takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, mission was recalled due to weather. B17#42-31038 was hit with severe turbulence going into a spin and losing several thousand feet in altitude. Lt. Cosper recovered control and ordered the crew to bale out. Cosper landed but the B17 immediately caught fire, exploded and killed him. For his actions,Cosper was awarded the Silver Star. Losses reports 6 members of the crew had only arrived 31 October 1943.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30767

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

42-31038

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 April 1988

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Sources

Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371, First Over Germany pg. 177, 306th BGA Collection / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia