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Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; on return from St Nazaire 3-Jan-43 landed RAF St Eval, Cornwall. Next day on t/o for Thurleigh, Bed. in poor weather crashed into the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval 7-Jan-43. 10KIS No MACR issued.
P 1Lt Robert E. Brandon (KIS); CP 1Lt Henry G. Murrel (KIS)
N 1Lt Lemuel B. Smith (KIS) B 2Lt James C. Murphy (KIS)
E/TTG SSgt Carlton F. Porter (KIS); RO SSgt Judson W. Elliott (KIS)
BTG SSgt Joseph S. Barnes (KIS) WG SSgt Jerrald M. Hopkins(KIS)
WG 1Lt James O. Jones, Jr. (KIS); TG SSgt Earl K. Owen (KIS)
NOTE: Bishop & Hey "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" say this loss was documented on MACR 16102, but that is an error. No MACR was located for this loss.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661841
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-725031
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12031167
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11029603
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727053
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Saint Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK | 7 January 1943 | This aircraft participated in the raid on St. Nazaire on 3-Jan-43, but upon return to England, landed at St. Eval, Cornwall where it was weathered in until 7-Jan-43. The aircraft and crew were lost in the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval en-route to Thurleigh. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Jan-2015. Changed crash location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 18-Jan-2014. Correction to MACR citation. NO MACR was located for this loss.
Lee Cunningham 17-Jan-2015. Added block number & manufacturer per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne; made connections to Place and Aircraft within existing website data; Added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispositions per MACR 16103, formatted crew display