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Object Number - UPL 18728
Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-P] Bangor 5/10/42; Molesworth 25/10/42; Missing in Action 45m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with George McClellan, Co-pilot: Bill Fisher, ex B-26 pilot on his 1st mission, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Tempesta, Radio Operator: George Callihan (4 Killed in Action), Navigator: John Kaliher, Bombardier: Merlin Cornish, Ball turret gunner: Bob Yarian, Waist gunner: Bernell Heaton, Waist gunner: Alf Chiles, Tail gunner: Chas Dugan (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Lienen, Tecklenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1922. BAD CHECK.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18058489
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18058462
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062629
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-724125
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18130633
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
- Date: 30 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
11 January 1944 | Last seen spinning to the ground at 12,000 feet. Crashed 20 miles southwest of Osnabruck. Four crewman were killed, six were taken prisoner. | |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 January 1944 |
