42-30781 Demo Darling
Delivered Cheyenne 27/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-M] Snetterton 1/9/43; Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Bill Hunt, Co-pilot: Paul Atkins, Navigator: Roy Schott, Bombardier: Dick Villochi, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Strack, Radio Operator: Bill Chafin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Swart, Waist gunner: Joe Pierce, Waist gunner: Teddy Yurkiewicz,Tail gunner: Chas Mass (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, on return from target, crashed North Sea, off Denmark; Missing Air Crew Report 945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Denmark | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 945 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database