Harold Twing
MilitaryOn takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, mission was recalled due to weather. B-17 #42-31038 was hit with severe turbulence going into a spin and losing several thousand feet in altitude. Lt. Cosper recovered control and ordered the crew to bale out. Cosper landed but the B-17 immediately caught fire, exploded and killed him. For his actions, Cosper was awarded the Silver Star. Losses reports 6 members of the crew had only arrived 31 October 1943.
Twing died 16 November 1998 in Amarillo, TX.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-120980 / O-2044866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia