42-3337 Thoroughbred
Delivered Denver 20/5/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-C] Gt Ashfield 12/7/43; Missing in Action Sorau 11/4/44 with Jim Mullins, Co-pilot: Mel Mercer, Navigator: Don Peterson, Bombardier: John Heimbueger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Morris[body washed up Kolberg 18/9/44], Radio Operator: Theo Langley, Ball turret gunner: Fred Brown, Waist gunner: Otto Davis, Waist gunner: Luke Shafer,Tail gunner: Clarry Kessey (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea heading for Sweden with severe damage. Missing Air Crew Report 3819. THOROUGHBRED.
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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
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32731239
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 |