The story
At the date of 11-01-1944, time: 1330, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Epe (near hotel De Witte Raaf). The unit of crew and plane is: 306BG/367BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: R.A. McCollum. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
306th BG - 40 CBW - Triangle 'H' - 367th BS - GY - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Boeing - B-17G - #42-31451 - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Halberstadt - MACR #1934
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20842946 - O-743054 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Ross A. McCollum - KIA
O-751773 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Marcum E. Thomas - KIA
O-688054 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Daniel P. Jones - KIA
18010742 - O-751811 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Lloyd George Crabtree - POW - Stalag Luft I - only survivor -
16162170 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Wayne Austin Warner - KIA
32390535 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Henry A. Stelmach - KIA
13176648 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Howard Leon Chatelain - KIA
16132239 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Leander J. Aurie - KIA
18191317 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Warren B. Goss - KIA
39826549 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Andrew Paul Barrus - KIA
Ross A. McCollum
Marcum E. Thomas
Daniel P. Jones
Lloyd George Crabtree
Wayne Austin Warner
Henry A. Stelmach
Howard Leon Chatelain
Leander J. Aurie
Warren B. Goss
Andrew Paul Barrus
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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