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Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-Q] Deenethorpe 3/5/45; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Bill Protz, Ball turret gunner: Frank Bartak, Waist gunner: Alby Reinhardt, Waist gunner: Glenn Cliff, Tail gunner: Jim Appleby (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dick Barnett, Navigator: Alvin Stiegel, Bombardier: Sam Bennett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Morrow, Radio Operator: Wayne Wicks (5 Killed in Action); direct flak hit in radio room, causing fire and explosion, crashed four miles E of Aken, three miles W of Dessau, Ger; MACR 5307.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14159387
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39198390
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 16 March 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 16-Mar-44. |
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Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 3 May 1944 | Assigned 613BS, 401BG, 8AF 3-May-44. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 direct flak hit in radio room, causing fire and explosion, crashed 4 miles East of Aken, 3 miles West of Dessau 5 x POW, 5 x KIA ; MACR 5307. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |