The story
At the date of 06-03-1944, time: not known, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Terug naar Thurleigh (UK). The unit of crew and plane is: 306BG/423BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: A.A. Adams. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
306th BG - 40 CBW - Triangle 'H' - 423rd BS - RD - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Boeing - B-17G - #42-31025 - 6 Mar 1944 - Mission: Berlin - NO MACR
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16002246 - O-...... - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Albert "Al" A. Adams - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
32168119 - O-748205 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Joseph "Joe" B. Mathis III - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
O-....... - ... Lt. - Navigator - William A. Barnes - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
16021893 - O-679359 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Arnold J. Bugni - Gogebic Co., MI - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
36227704 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Lloyd B. Keene - Grant Co., WI - KIA
35319409 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator / Air Gunner - Matthew "Max" Edward Palenica - Cuyahoga Co., OH - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
........ - ...... - Ball Turret Gunner - Laurence Stevenson - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
15017498 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Cleo C. White - Fairmont, Marion County, WV - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
6927336 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Martin Cech - Cuyahoga County, OH - EVD
16035147 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - John K. Hedberg - Cook County, IL - POW - Stalag Luft 4
Albert "Al" A. Adams
Joseph "Joe" B. Mathis III
William A. Barnes
Arnold J. Bugni
Matthew "Max" Edward Palenica
Laurence Stevenson
Cleo C. White
John K. Hedberg
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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