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At the date of 24-02-1945, time: 1430, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: NO Polder - Kavel F84/85. The unit of crew and plane is: 93BG/329BS. First flyer rank: Capt., name: G.L. Maddocks. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
93rd BG - 20 CBW - Circle 'B' - 329th BS - RE - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Boeing B-24J-5-FO - c/n 3026 - #42-51495 - 24 Feb 1945 - Mission: Misburg - MACR #13348
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O-818902 - Capt. - Pilot - Gene Leroy Maddocks - Los Angeles, CA - EVD
18137520 - O-805460 - Capt - Mission Pilot - Oscar Phil Hoffman - New Orleans, LA - POW
13090631 - O-815171 - 1st Lt. - Co-Pilot - Fred Lakner - Lock Haven, PA - POW
13111883 - O-716313 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Edward Nicholas Anderson Jr. - Eddystone, PA - POW
18164739 - O-717007 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Donald Naylor Winn - Stephenville, TX - POW
13090600 - O-712522 - 1st Lt. - Pilotage Navigator - Anthony John De Cillis Jr. - New York, NY - POW
19052262 - O-738596 - 1st Lt. - Mickey Operator - Gunard Clarence Strand - San Francisco, CA - POW
36815099 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Richard Leroy Wnuk - Milwaukee, WI - POW
36802296 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Norman Earl Fuller - Oshkosh, WI - POW
31370564 - S/Sgt. - Nose Turret Gunner - Kenneth Warren Johnson - Holbrook, MA - POW
31330077 - S/Sgt. - Waist Gunner - Paul Joseph Suchcicki - New Haven, CT - POW
39126670 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Roy Gene Micheli - San Francisco, CA - POW
Gene Leroy Maddocks
Oscar Phil Hoffman
Fred Lakner - Lock Haven
Edward Nicholas Anderson Jr.
Anthony John De Cillis Jr.
Richard Leroy Wnuk
Norman Earl Fuller
Kenneth Warren Johnson
Paul Joseph Suchcicki
Roy Gene Micheli
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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