Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-40-BO - s/n 42-5220 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Lawrence L Jr LEACH | Pilot | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) - E.1.5 | O-661854 - KENTUCKY | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Homer P | ANDERSEN | CoPilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | O-727147 - UTAH |
| T/Sergeant | David M | BOGDAN | Mec/M | Dead - Arlington Nat Cem. Virginia USA - 34-4125 | 21 ans - PENNSYLVANIA |
| T/Sergeant | Joseph W | TERRELL | Rad | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesi | 19082820 - KENTUCKY |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Voyle E | SPENCE | Nav | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | O-663426 - Born 26/03/1918 - ILLINOIS |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Donald A | WORSLEY | Bomb | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | O-728325 - CALIFORNIA |
| S/Sergeant | Floyd M WILLIAMSON | MitV | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) - M.1.24 | 7057644 - PH - KANSAS | |
| S/Sergeant | John Jr | TOTH | MitG | Dead | Whiting, INDIANA |
| S/Sergeant | Jimmie H SMITH | MitD | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James | 15115781 - PH - WEST VIRGINIA | |
| S/Sergeant | LeRoy F | SYKES | MitA | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 33189346 - DISTRICT of COLUMBIA |
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The plane, a bomber B-17F-40-BO 42-5220 with ten Americans on board, was shot down on 16 April 1943 by the German fighter as it was heading towards the base of the submarines in Lorient , For a bombing mission.(Photos: Aerosteles.net ) |
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