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Found in an unmarked digital archive
Object Number - UPL 38637 - Reluctant Dragon
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Smoky Hill 14/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Smoky Hill 23/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-B] Rougham 7/7/43; Missing in Action Emden 9/27/43 with Pilot: John Thalman (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Wendell Morris, Navigator: John Lilly, Bombardier: John White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Belcher, Radio Operator: Lester Exelberth, Ball turret gunner: Jim Harling, left waist gunner: Bill Gray, right waist gunner: Clarence "Bill" Carter, Tail gunner: Ed Schaler (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea, about ten miles NW of Emden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 733.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0741793
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793197
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Manslagt, Germany | 27 September 1943 |