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B-24H-1-FO - #42-7554 Tail End Charlie lost at Mirns - Bakhuizen on 22-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3256)
At the date of 22-12-1943, time: 1451, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Mirns - Bakhuizen. The unit of crew and plane is: 445BG/702BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: J.H. Allen. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
445th BG - 2 CBW - Circle 'F' - 702nd BS - WV - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Ford B-24H-1-FO Liberator - #42-7554 "Tail End Charlie" - 22 Dec 1943 - Mission: Osnabrück
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O-465407 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - John Harold Allen - Dallas Co., TX - Age .. - FOD
photo: John Harold Allen
12035086 - O-807665 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Erwin James Bevins Jr. - Watervliet, Albany Co., NY - Age 23 - EVD
photo: Erwin James Bevins Jr.
O-674179 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Joseph F. Gill Jr. - New York - Age 25 - POW
photo: Joseph F. Gill Jr.
14061673 - O-732613 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Anthony Louis Destro - Dade Co., FL - Age 22 - KIA
photo: Anthony Louis Destro
38188018 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - John R. Elder - Le Flore County, OK - Age 22 - KIA
photo: John R. Elder
35371021 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Oscar Robbins Jr. - Decatur Co., IN - Age 21 - FOD
photo Oscar Robbins
34351234 - T/Sgt. - Ass. Engineer - James C. Owens - Fulton Co., AL - Age 23 - KIA
photo: James C. Owens
14165120 - S/Sgt. - Waist Gunner - Everette Morrison Odom - Wadesboro, NC - Age 19 - KIA
photo: Everette Morrison Odom
13125175 - S/Sgt. - Gunner - Joseph J. Pavelko - Philadelphia, PA - Age 19 - KIA
photo: Joseph J. Pavelko
33325811 - S/Sgt. - Ass. Engineer - Harry L. Henry - Philadelphia, PA - Age 25 - POW
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