42-31638 Big Gas Bird
Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Paine 4/12/43; Kearney 11/12/43; Romulus 20/12/43; Presque Is 21/12/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-L] Gt Ashfield 30/12/43; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/4/44 with Ramon Newman, Co-pilot: Harvey Dater, Bombardier: Ed Lower, Radio Operator: Bob Kuhn (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: George Pearson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Fuchs, Ball turret gunner: Clifton Estabrook, Waist gunner: Claude Lyons, Tail gunner: Tom Morrissey (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ruppershutten, E of Frankfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8907. BIG GAS BIRD.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755290
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |