42-52447

Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, after a mid-air collision with B-24 #42-51098. All nine on board Killed In Action (KIA) /

Pilot Captain Thurston C. Carlisle; C-Pilot John E. Jones; Navigator Donald W. Breecher; Bombardier/Nose Turret gunner Truman L. Taylor; Radio Operator William L. Beggs; Top Turret gunner Frederick H. Gilbert Jr; Right Waist gunner Howard V. Woodbury; Left Waist gunner John Flanagan; Tail Gunner Donald J. Boleski.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12220123
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35579889 at enlistment, then O-826992
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32845445
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37019026
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Mosigkau, Germany 16 August 1944 mid-air collision with B-24 #42-51098, crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany

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MACR 8431

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MACR 8431

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MACR 8431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database