42-5071
B-17F 42-5071 was delivered Tulsa 17-Sep-42; New Castle 10-Oct-42; Assigned 367BS/305BG Chelveston 1-Nov-42; Missing in Action 20-Dec-42 while on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed near Nangis, France. 7KIA 2POW 1EVD. No MACR issued.
P 1lt Danton J. Nygaard (POW); CP 1Lt Daniel D. DeButts (KIA)
N 2Lt Frank B. Leasman (POW); B 2Lt John S. Trost (EVD)
E/TTG SSgt Cecil J. Floyd (KIA); RO SSgt Robert B. Sandlin (KIA);
BTG SSgt Arnold E. Pearson (KIA); WG Sgt Stephen Ross (KIA)
WG Sgt Arthur A. Bloom (KIA); TG Sgt Edwin A. Simoncek (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437882
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15084499
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36162765
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20827942
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33169394
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return FTR-MIA |
Nangis, France | 20 December 1942 | Attacked by German aircraft shortly after leaving the target and crashed near Nangis, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 6-Dec-2014. Edited crew positions per Escape & Evasion Report #28.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2014 Added FTR event per existing website data.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2014. Added target information to description, converted dates to military-style designations, added rank, full proper names, dispositions and formatted crew information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.