42-3383 Spirit of McCook
Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 9/7/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 28/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Focsani 11/6/44 with 2Lt Stuart F Young, 2Lt James W Callaway, 2Lt Raymond R Prophater, 2Lt Earl J Wood Jr, S/Sgt Raymond W Pociecha, S/Sgt Joseph L Marshall, S/Sgt Joseph Graziano, Sgt Paul R Johnson, S/Sgt Thomas B Summers, Sgt James H Trout, Sgt Charles B Chase; lagging behind formation jumped by enemy aircraft, hit in starboard engine, lost height and exploded Bucharest. 9 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 6425. SPIRIT OF McCOOK.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 1 June 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 1-Jun-43. |
Assigned |
El Eulma, Algeria | 28 July 1943 | Assigned 346BS, 99BG Navarin 28-Jul-43. |
Assigned |
Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia | 14 November 1943 | Transferred 341BS, 97BG Depienne 14-Nov-43. |
Crashed |
Bucharest, Romania | 11 June 1944 | Missing in Action Focsani 11-Jun-44 lagging behind formation jumped by enemy aircraft, hit in starboard engine, lost height and exploded Bucharest. MACR 6425. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |