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Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-B] Snetterton 1/6/44; en route Schweinfurt 19/7/44 slight coll with 42-30851, with Ralph Colflesh, Co-pilot: Elmer Wenzel, Navigator: Tom Kialy, Bombardier: John Proufoot, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Wallace, Radio Operator: Bernie Kelly, Ball turret gunner: Clement Bergeron, Waist gunner: Walt Stewart, Waist gunner: Denver Isaac,Tail gunner: Chas Hutton; crew prepared ship to be dumped at sea, but the pilots manged to bring ship back to base and three engines. Slight mid-air collision lead to force landed NW Lowestoft, Sfk, with Howard Patchen 2/5/45; In taxi accident on base with Ron Birch 22/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-124381
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator