42-38080
Delivered Denver 7/12/43; Chicago 24/12/43; Savannah 31/12/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Cerignola 4/1/44; to Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Munich 22/9/44 with 1Lt Theodore J Bezold, 2lt Robert F Goss, 2Lt Albert Evans, S/Sgt Joseph Soukup, S/Sgt Glenn R Ellis, T/Sgt Paul G Kochis, S/Sgt Clyde H Carey Jr, S/Sgt Robert L Faulkner, S/Sgt Joseph B Doyle, S/Sgt Kenneth E Wyzard; flak, crashed Munich. 6 x POW, 4 x KIA MACR 9026.
Direct flak hit in wing #1 engine came away, #2 engine smoking wing aflame, 6 chutes streamed, wing came off and A/C seen to explode.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 7 December 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 7-Dec-43. |
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Assigned |
71042 Cerignola, Province of Foggia, Italy | 4 January 1944 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG Cerignola 4-Jan-44. |
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Crashed |
Munich, Germany | 22 September 1944 | Missing in Action Munich 22-Sep-44 flak, crashed Munich. MACR 9026. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |