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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
FLAK ALLEY |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
25 |
- |
CO |
41-24225 |
8 |
44 |
68 |
WQ |
T |
00-3 |
N/A |
Port (Left) Side
- Survived Operation TIDAL WAVE, 1 Aug 43, Ploesti Romania
(Horizontal Mission Marker)
Lost 24 Feb 44, GER - MACR
2923 - Pilot Phillip W. Bell
Contributor - Holly Schroeder
My Dad, (1st Lt. James A. Schroeder), was one of four survivors that was
captured, upon bailing out and was a POW in Stalag Luft III until the
liberation 25 Apr 45.
Info Contributor - Stephen
Adams
Lost on
her 42nd mission. Crashed in a small village south of Gotha.
Crew:
| Lt. Phillip W. Bell - Pilot - POW 2/Lt. James L. King - Co-Pilot - KIA 2/Lt. James A. Schroeder - Nav - POW 2/Lt. George W. Hall - Bombardier - POW S/Sgt. Charles H. Freeburgh - Engineer - POW |
S/Sgt. Antonio Milillo - Radio Operator- KIA Sgt. James A. Hammontree - Ball Turret Gunner - KIA Sgt. Wiley W. Haynes, Jr. - Right Waist Gunner - KIA S/Sgt. Kenneth E. Sullivan - Left Waist Gunner - KIA Sgt. Robert J. Gleason - Tail Gunner - KIA |
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