41-23820
B-24D-5-CO 41-23820 was assigned to 480th Anti-Submarine Group/1st Anti-Submarine Squadron at St. Eval, UK. The aircraft was on TDY duty with RAF Coastal Command but under administrative control of VIII Air Support Command. The aircraft was despatched on 26-Feb-43 an anti-submarine patrol over the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea about 75 miles north-west of Brest, France. All crew lost. 10KIA, No MACR issued.
P 1LT Charles A. Tomlinson (KIA); CP 1LT Clifford R. Oliver (KIA)
N 1LT Samuel J. Parks (KIA); B 1LT Lucian H. Steyne (KIA)
E/TTG SGT Le Roy M. Peck (KIA); AE SGT Jesse J. McCurley, Jr. (KIA)
RO TSGT William L. Dunlap (KIA); AR SGT Wilfred C. Harader (KIA)
ASV TSGT Carl Savlane (KIA); TG SSGT Robert Knezovich (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 480th Anti-Submarine Group 1st Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7026677
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 480th Anti-Submarine Group 1st Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37233613
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 480th Anti-Submarine Group 1st Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7022310
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 480th Anti-Submarine Group 1st Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18041281
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 480th Anti-Submarine Group 1st Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-424290
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Brest, France | 26 February 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft 75 north-west of Brest, France while on an anti-submarine patrol. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 22-Jun-2015. Added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispostion for all crew memebers and formatted crew display per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 22-Jun-2015. Added NEW aircraft entry per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.