The story
At the date of 10-02-1944, time: not known, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Noordoostpolder Kavel J107 (10.5 km E Urk). The unit of crew and plane is: 452BG/731BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: T.F. Sharpless. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
452nd BG - 45 CBW - Square 'L' - 731st BS - 7D - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G-20-DL - #42-37950 7D-D - "Dinah Might" - Thursday 10 Feb 1944 - Mission: ........
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O-804523 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Thomas Frank Sharpless - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - Barth
17065937 - O-753981 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Clyde V. Cassill - POW - Stalag 4 - D/Z Annaburg (Formerly Oflag 54.E)
19047777 - O-755154 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - John Jay Lyons - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan
19088422 - O-736696 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - August Julius Fleischbein - EVD - POW - Stalag 7A - Moosburg
32503094 - T/Sgt. - Engineer - Lawrence Stanley Moses - POW - Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
14140461 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - John William Mosteller - POW - Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
39531155 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Freeman Whitlier Fisher - POW - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
15335552 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - David Fineman - POW - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
18170602 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - J. E. Hershel Shaw - POW - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
37656211 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Leslie Carlyle Tiedman - POW - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow
Thomas Frank Sharpless
Clyde V. Cassill
August Julius Fleischbein
John Jay Lyons
Lawrence Stanley Moses
John William Mosteller
Freeman Whitlier Fisher
David Fineman
J. E. Hershel Shaw
Leslie Carlyle Tiedman
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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