The story
At the date of 08-05-1944, time: 1105, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Havelte (south of). The unit of crew and plane is: 306BG/367BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: D.A. Smith. 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 - #42-97259 - 8th May 1944 - Mission: Berlin - MACR #4556
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16041844 - O-687715 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Darvin A. Smith - Wayne County, MI - KIA
16060497 - O-736986 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Arturo Enrico "Arthur" Camosy - Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI - KIA
12075720 - O-741192 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Anthony John Laura - Kings County, NY - KIA
14133127 - O-703992 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Claude Ray Hawkins - Hendry County, FL - KIA
36606465 - Sgt. - Flt. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Maynard M. Miller - Cook County, IL - KIA
38464704 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Jack W. Childers - Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK - KIA
17073979 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - George E. Krieckhaus - Overland, McDonald County, MO - KIA
35763967 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Eugene E. Wright - Berlin Heights, Erie County, OH - KIA
39556500 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - William D. Holder - Orange, CA - KIA
32741189 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Robert P. Granberg - Rensselaer County, NY - KIA
Darvin A. Smith
Arturo Enrico "Arthur" Camosy
Anthony John Laura
Claude Ray Hawkins
Maynard M. Miller
Jack W. Childers
George E. Krieckhaus
Eugene E. Wright
William D. Holder
Robert P. Granberg
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