42-107735 Flossie's Fury

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747698
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817628
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron 12th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16051044
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Combat Photographer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760120
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681935
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Shot Down

near Toulon, France 20 August 1944 ”Well at app. 2:55 this afternoon our plane -was shot out of the sky. The last burst of flak which hit the plane threw me clear out of the turret and it started burning. The right engine (this made history latter on) was shot completely off. After saving the life of McCluskey I bailed out of the plane myself. My chute was badly damage and probably had many holes in it because he rip- cord was shot off including the rest of the top of the chute. Some of the silk was loose and was out. Before I bailed out I had noticed McCluskey was tied down with the flak suits, arm belts, etc. and I pulled all these things off him and gived him a good push and out he sailed. I had an awful time to get out myself, but I finially made it. I saw about four feet of the silk come out of the chute and then I went out cold. I probably were hit by the plane or maybe a shell burst. It was pretty low when I left the plane. One boy said he saw one chute come out and open and later on another one came out, but it didn't completely open on account of the plane being too low to the ground. So far I haven't found out the straight story and probably never will. - George Moscovis, Flight Engineer 1/Lt Albury, Joseph L Jr, Pilot Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery 2/Lt Casey, Joseph J Copilot Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery Sgt. George Moscovis Flight Engineer/Gunner Survived Sgt. Robert McCluskey Radio/Gunner Survived Lt Hawthorne, Edgar Bombardier Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery Sgt. Pesta, Francis Gunner Unknown burial location Lt. Marshall, Paul Navigator Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery Sgt. Frieden, Herman Camerman Unknown burial location