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Cheyenne 2/3/44; Hunter 16/3/44; Nashville 23/3/44; Dow Fd 12/4/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG [IJ-E] Rattlesden 20/4/44; crashed on take off for mission 28/6/44 with Tom Brown, Co-pilot: Bob Jacobs, Navigator: Herbert Wolf, Bombardier: T/Sgt Tom Middleton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Hann, Radio Operator: Peter Karp, Ball turret gunner: Francis Peisel, Waist gunner: John Chernega, Waist gunner: Joe Chebeta, Tail gunner: George Felsing (10 Returned to Duty); mechanical fault led to fire break out, and call to bale out; crash landed a few miles away at Woolpit, Suffolk, UK 28/6/44, Salvaged.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Woolpit, Suffolk, UK | Crashed on take off due to mechanical failure |