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Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 26/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF- ] Bassingbourn 15/6/44 Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Capt Dick Burch, Co-pilot: Leo Plant, Navigator: Capt Harry Fox, Bombardier: Julian Columbus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob McCarthy, Radio Operator: George Schmidt, Ball turret gunner: Chas Hickman, Waist gunner: Jack Morgan (8 Killed in Action); Tail gunner: Joe Evers (Prisoner of War); flak KOd #1 & #2, then another hit amidships followed by explosion, crashed Schenfeld/Holstein, W of Hamburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5982.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 June 1944 |