The story
At the date of 14-02-1945, time: 1630, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Haringvliet. The unit of crew and plane is: 389BG/566BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: J. Weiss. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: B-24J - #44-40109 - 14th Feb 1945 - Mission: Magdeburg
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O-558545 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Julius (nmi) Weiss - Philadelphia, PA - POW
O-2000237 - 2nd Lt. - Co-pilot - Gerald (nmi) Schaeffer - Chicago, IL - POW
O-2000254 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Ira Lloyd "Bud" Simpson - Jackson, MS - POW
36555308 - S/Sgt. - Nose Gunner - George Earl Loeser - Detroit, MI - POW
34245496 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Robert Thomas Osborne - Lake Worth, FL - POW
13100446 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Clyde Franklin Hicks Jr. - Berwick, PA - POW
13088501 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Harry Glenn Jones - Meadville, PA - POW
34735728 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Monroe William Gray - Dandridge, TN - POW
31257981 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - John Edmond Brown - Worcester, MA - KIA
Julius (nmi) Weiss
Gerald (nmi) Schaeffer
Ira Lloyd "Bud" Simpson
George Earl Loeser
Robert Thomas Osborne
Clyde Franklin Hicks Jr.
Harry Glenn Jones
Monroe William Gray
John Edmond Brown
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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