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Page 2 of MACR 15220 about the crew on board 42-37655 which crash-landed in Raydon (the document mentions "Gravesend") on 19 March 1944 (NARA)
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator / Gunner
B-17G#42-31968 'Miss Irish' returned from a mission to Marquise/Mimoyecques, France and made an emergency landing at Raydon after taking a direct hit from an 88mm in the radio room on 19 March 1944. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 15220.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/1/44; Savannah 21/1/44; Morrison 2/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-D] Thorpe Abbotts 3/2/44. Battle-damaged by Flak South of Calais, France on the 19 March 1944 mission to Mimoyecques, France. 19/3/44 with Pilot John P. Gibbons, Co...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 August 2020 14:11:59 | ED-BB | Created entry with caption, person associations and aircraft associations |
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MACR 15520 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91164067 - NARA ) |
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