96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Curtis C. Mosier
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot
Killed in Action (KIA) during a fighter attack on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37985 'The Saint'. He was killed when the B-17 was fired upon and he was killed at his co-pilot seat. The pilot was able to return the damaged...
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #4237985 'The Saint. ' Landed in Sweden. He left the formation with one engine smoking and headed for Sweden. He successfully landed and the crew was interned. The plane was subsequently repaired and was recovered after...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 4/11/43; Kearney 13/11/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-V] Snetterton 3/12/43; Co-pilot: Curtis Mosier (Killed in Action) Regensburg 25/2/44; Missing in Action Warnemunde 9/4/44 with Oscar Williamson, Co-pilot: Bill Juergens, Navigator: Sam...
25 February 1944
On this final operation of BIG WEEK, Day 6, a combined force of 754 heavy bombers from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions are despatched to bomb the German aircraft industries at Regensburg, Augsburg, Stuttgart and Furth, Germany. Mission Summary follows:
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Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
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29 June 2019 14:49:56 | pnezezon | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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