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Assigned to 486BS, 340BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Laguno, Italy. Hit by flak, crew baled out. 2 x EVD, 4 x POW. MACR 5453.



Crew: 1Lt Coleman Sellers, 2Lt Alfred E Coons, 2Lt Bradford A Tupper, T/Sgt Ralph H Koebcke, S/Sgt John F Mc Donough, S/Sgt Gerald J Carey.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12138003
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761564
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15095168
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

40035 Condotto BO, Italy 3 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Laguno, Italy. Hit by flak, crew baled out. 2 x EVD, 4 x POW. MACR 5453.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Assigned

20234 Valle-d'Alesani, France Assigned to 486BS, 340BG, 12AF.

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Sources

MACR 5453 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database