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Delivered Long Beach 11/9/43; Scott 30/9/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-J] Chelveston 19/10/43; Missing in Action Nancy 27/4/44 with Capt Bob Copley, Co-pilot: Maurice Hayward, Navigator: John Nickel, Bombardier: John Hedlund, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Woodland, Radio Operator: Tom Joyce, Waist gunner: Chas Gast, Waist gunner: Chester Fikes, Tail gunner: Jim Johnson, photos-John Hester (10 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Leigh Kerr (Killed in Action); flak, crashed near Sompuis, 19 miles SE of Chalons-sur-Marne, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4276.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 27 April 1944 |