41-34706 Miss Fortune
Assigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Poix A/D, France 31-Jul-43; hit by flak in bombay, went into spin. 2 x EVD, 1 x POW, 4 x KIA. MACR 213
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12038354
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39250858
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17033526
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791803
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Vraignes, France | 31 July 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Poix A/D, France 31-Jul-43; hit by flak in bombay, went into spin. 2 x EVD, 1 x POW, 4 x KIA. MACR 213 |
Assigned Failed to Return (FTR) |
Earls Colne, UK | 31 July 1943 | Assigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29418649
MACR 213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Contributor323rdBGHistorian
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corrected by Roy Bozych Historian for the 323rd BG [email protected]
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29418649
MACR 213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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MACR 213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database