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Assigned to 765BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery with West crew; Hit by fighters, A/C set on fire and exploded. 4 x POW, 6 x KIA. MACR 10636
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36425493
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17118189
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Nose turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33679077
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19176126 / O-714116
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33059470
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Olomouc, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery with West crew; Hit by fighters, A/C set on fire and exploded. 4 x POW, 6 x KIA. MACR 10636 |