The story
At the date of 07-05-1944, time: 1312, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Nijelamer. The unit of crew and plane is: 379BG/525BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: C.E. Darnell. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
379th BG - 41 CBW - Triangle 'K' - 525th BS - FR - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Boeing - B-17G - "SARA JANE" - FR-O - #42-38161 - 7 May 1944 - MACR #4559
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34262751 - O-805410 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Clarence Edward Darnell - Royston, Franklin County, GA - POW
13087147 - O-693054 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - John Eric Jones - Muncy, Lycoming County, PA - POW
12086846 - O-694314 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Roy M. Bistline - Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY - EVD
32219904 - O-754987 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Walter J. Tyson - Little Neck, Oueens County, NY - EVD
17071288 - T/Sgt. - Flt. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - James Reece Wilson - Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA - EVD
35526689 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Tom Wesley Wilkens - Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH - POW
15382253 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - William Harold Snider - Willow Branch, Hancock County, IN - POW
35537208 - S/Sgt. - Waist Gunner - Lewis Perl Rule - Claypool, Kosciusko County, IN - POW
32784980 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Thomas P. Reilly - Brooklyn, Kings County, NY - EVD
Clarence Edward Darnell
John Eric Jones
Roy M. Bistline
Walter J. Tyson
James Reece Wilson
Tom Wesley Wilkens
William Harold Snider
Lewis Perl Rule
Thomas P. Reilly
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