42-31160
Delivered Cheyenne 26/9/43; Harvard 10/10/43; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 25/11/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 13/2/44 with Ed Kaffun, Co-pilot: Cliff Coultas, Navigator: John Brown, Bombardier: Jim Tyson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Prasch, Radio Operator: Gene Schmitt, Ball turret gunner: Jack Miley, Waist gunner: John Linkus, Waist gunner: Bob Lutes (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Ken McIntyre (Prisoner of War); flak burst brokle coff tail, crashed Rambures, 17 miles NW of Poix, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2532.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748117
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 13 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2532 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database