44-6104 Homing Pigeon
Object Number - UPL 52738 - AC # 44-6104 'Homing Pigeon' 613th BS, 401st BG
Delivered Tulsa 4/5/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 1/6/44
Detailed Merseburg 13/9/44 with Romie Annis, Co-pilot: Forrest Clark, Navigator: Bernard Madden, Bombardier: Jim Jensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Corliss, Radio Operator: Vince Chalupczynski,tg-Leslie Johnson (7 Returned to Duty); Ball turret gunner: Frank Kot, Waist gunner: Leon Mitchell (2 Prisoner of War). MACR 8919.
Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Bob Keck, Larry Istel, Hollis Freeman, Sam Shepard, Leon Stoger, Ed Fialkowski, Bill Metcalf (7 Prisoner of War); Dick Engler, Elwood Norr; flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Zeitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 10411.
HOMING PIDGEON.
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Germany | 21 November 1944 |
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Associated people from MACR 8919 - http://www.fold3.com
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10411 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database