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Mission date: 27 March 1944
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First Lieutenant John Wiard. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KI
Died 27 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Prosper Pinto. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. Collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Robert Mogford. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (K
Died 27 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Worthington Phillips. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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Flight Officer Hall Carney. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (K
Died 27 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Clarence Saltiel. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. All crewmem Killed in Action (KIA) in mid-air collision with another 466th plane at takeoff. This was the first mission of the crew. Plane was B-24H-15-FO #42-52562, a unnamed B-24.
Died 27 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Brown. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action
Died 27 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Teddy Ivey. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Charles Elliott. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. Collided with another 466th plane in low visibilit
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Edward Stevens. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Edwin Stewart. Armorer Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Acti
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Frederick Delhagen. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low vis
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Gordon Sundquist. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visi
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) James Crawford. Armorer Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Act
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Sandlin Jordan. Armorer Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Act
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant Arnold Hawkins. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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Sergeant Joseph Russo. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Childress. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 27 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Aleck Amich. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944.
Died 27 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Henry Morgan. Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another
Died 27 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Jack Haire. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low vis
Died 27 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Alfred Buinicky. Ball Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Alfred Buinicky was a bench worker in a machine shop in Claremont, New Hampshire when he enlisted in August 1942. Sent overseas, he was assigned as a Ball
Died 27 March 1983
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Captain Fred McConnell. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 March 1985
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Second Lieutenant Donald Masterson. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97372. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4349 POW
Died 27 March 1986
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First Lieutenant Charles Walker. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 March 1992
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Captain George Wemyss. Pilot; Operations Officer, 20th Fighter Group. Fighter Pilot/Operations Officer AM, Legion of Merit.
Died 27 March 1993
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First Lieutenant Allen Bunte. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. 1st Lt Allan F Bunte was one of the few pilots who had been married prior to assignment to the 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335th Fighter Squadron, transferred to 334th Fighter Squadron. On
Died 27 March 1995
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Captain Calvin Beason. Fighter pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: AM [4OLC], WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal. Post War: Promoted Captain USAF. Served in Korean War.
Died 27 March 1999
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