43-27783

Assigned to 340BS, 486BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Avignon. Hot by flak in wing midway between engine nacelle and fuselage, instantantly on fire, went into spin, wing detached, no chutes seen. 6 x KIA. 15-Aug-44. MACR 7685.



Crew: 1Lt John P Hoschar, 2Lt Clifford E Arnold, 1lt Vincent J Ottavio, T/Sgt Albert D Alldredge, Sgt Walter S Koseski, Cpl Charles T Henry.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

30210 Remoulins, France 15 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Avignon. Hot by flak in wing midway between engine nacelle and fuselage, instantantly on fire, went into spin, wing detached, no chutes seen. 6 x KIA. 15-Aug-44. MACR 7685.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Assigned

20234 Valle-d'Alesani, France Assigned to 340BS, 486BG, 12AF.

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Sources

MACR 7685 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database