42-40004
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Denver 18/11/43; Kearney 24/11/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 9/12/43; on forming up for a mission to ? 20/2/44 with Bill Ruby, Co-pilot: Ed Krengulec, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cletus Crouse (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: R.P. Craig, Bombardier: Tony Thorncock, Radio Operator: Henry Parker, Ball turret gunner: A.J. Guinta, Waist gunner: J.S. Rose, Waist gunner: Ed Roddy, Tail gunner: Howard Anderson (7 Returned to Duty); fire broke out, crash landed Manor Farm, Tuttington, Nfk, UK. sal 22/2/44.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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- Site type: Airfield
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.