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Mission date: 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Henry Salva. Pathfinder Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 1/28/1945 - Enroute to bomb Dortmund coke plant, plane was hit by flak burst in bombay area. Plane crashed near Essen. Lt. Salva did not survive the crash.
Died 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

Lieutenant William Schmoller. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 January 1945 crashed at Hoevel in B-24 #4250679 AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Wilmar Weiss. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Killed when his plane stalled on take-off on 28 Jan 45. Lt. Weiss and 6 of the crew were consumed by the blaze. The weather was the main factor (snowing and limited visibility). His
Died 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

Ritning
28 January 1945
Sjöhistoriska museet

Sergeant Paul Connors. Technician 4th Grade, Observer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 28 January 1945, Sergeant Connors volunteered to fly as an observer with this crew. It was his first ride in an airplane. Enroute to bomb Dortmund coke plant,
Died 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

Sergeant Ralph Peeples. Crew Chief, 94th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 28 January 1945
American Air Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
28 January 1945
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
28 January 1945
Imperial War Museum