44-6366
Delivered Hunter 17/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 13/8/44; Missing in Action Salzburg 11/11/44 with 1lt John C Miller, 2lt Charles A Haus, 2Lt Eugene C Hoover Jr, 2Lt Earl R Allison, Sgt Ignacio Calderon, T/Sgt Glenn H Hayes, S/Sgt Donald B Stanbury, S/Sgt Frank D Heare, S/Sgt Joseph P Sisti, Sgt Eugene H Thomas; collision with 44-6486 and crashed Castelfranco; Missing Air Crew Report 9860.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neal Street #6010, Savannah, GA 31409, USA | 17 July 1944 | Delivered Hunter AAF 17-Jul-44. |
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 13 August 1944 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG, 15AF Amendola 13-Aug-44. |
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Crashed |
31100 Treviso, Province of Treviso, Italy | 11 November 1944 | Missing in Action Salzburg 11-Nov-44 mid air collision with 44-6486, crashed Treviso MACR 9860. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |