Richard E Schmansky
MilitaryRichard E. Schmansky was the Co-Pilot of B-17 44-8430, RECALL, when it collided with B-17 43‑37843, ALEX in bad weather on return from bombing mission to Ingolstadt, Germany, 5 April 1945.
Pilot, Charles Allyn Lewis and Schmansky were able to successfully land the aircraft at Airfield A-87 (Charleroi, Belgium) after 3 crewmembers bailed out. All the men on the crew survived the mid-air collision.
The crew of George Cathey flying in B-17 43-37843 bailed out and the aircraft crashed in Belgium. The entire Cathey Crew survived the mid-air and bail out.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778856
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Recall
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Revisions
2021-10-04 - Information from AAM File https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/182083 consolidated with this file.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia