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Flight Sergeant Frederick Austin. Pilot, . Flight Sgt Frederick Carleton Austin (1918-1942), born Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.; prior to the war was employed as an Investigator by Pinkerton Detective Agency; enlisted Royal Canadian Air Force, 30-8-40; carried
Died 17 April 1942
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Captain Craig Harwood. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down on 16th mission on 17 April 1943 in B-17 #4229625, Aged 24. Killed in Action (KIA). Last plane in lead squadron on mission to Bremen, it suffered heavy fighter attack over the ta
Died 17 April 1943
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First Lieutenant Walter McCain. Co-Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #425172 'Thunderbird. ' Target was Bremen, but a/c was attacked by fighters before target and caught fire. Some crew bailed out from
Died 17 April 1943
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FOCHE-WULF AIRCRAFT FACTORY.
Locations: BREMEN (Primary)
Mission date: 17 April 1943
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Second Lieutenant Morgan Barton. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. killed in training accident
Died 17 April 1943
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Corporal Roland Stovall. , .
Died 17 April 1945
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First Lieutenant George Apple. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dresden. Failed to pull out of strafing attack on Ju88 and struck ground, rebounding into the air and cart wheeling acro
Died 17 April 1945
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First Lieutenant Robert Davis. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) freelance mission to Praha Area, A/C struck by flak while strafing Pilsen Airdrome. Losing glycol, A/C P-51D 44-14387 abandoned afte
Died 17 April 1945
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Lieutenant Colonel Elwyn Righetti. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Righetti held the rank of Major when he joined the 55th Fighter Group but it would only be a matter of days before he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He also spent just a couple of days wit
Died 17 April 1945
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Lieutenant James Lamb. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wallersdorf in P-51 'Little Chum' #4414712
Died 17 April 1945
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Lieutenant William Preddy. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Prague (unknown cause) in P-51 'Rusty' #4411623. Bill was flying wing to Captain Ray Reuter when the two chased a pair of ME262 jet fighter
Died 17 April 1945
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RAIL JUNCTION RAIL STATION MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL CENTER RAIL JUNCTION RAIL JUNCTION RAIL JUNCTION MARSHALLING YARDS OIL DEPOT.
Locations: AUSSIG AUSSIG BEROUN DRESDEN DRESDEN DRESDEN FALKENAU FISCHE
Mission date: 17 April 1945
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Second Lieutenant Harold Beanland. , 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24 A/C# 44-50572. Crashed on takeoff.
Died 17 April 1945
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Captain Shelton Monroe. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Captain Monroe was from Waycross, Georgia. He entered the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron in January 1944, where he was assigned until January 1945, when he was transferred to the 335th Squadron
Died 17 April 1951
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Donald Meikle. Tail Gunner, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 17 April 1985
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Technical Sergeant Adolph Pesicka. Crew Chief, 7th Photographic Group.
Died 17 April 1990
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Technical Sergeant Alfred Fedorka. Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on William Casseday and Clifford McBride crews. Reported to the ETO on 31 Oct 1943. AM 3OLC, DFC,
Died 17 April 1996
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