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RCL "Q" Then "G" - Lost 29 Dec 44, ITA - MACR 10916 - Pilot Martin E. Uhl

Info Contributor - Georges "Gino" Künzle
Left the USA on 3 Sep 44, and was assigned to the group on 9 Sep 44. Listed MIA after Mission #176 to Udine, Italy, 29 Dec 44. Took a direct flak hit near the target and exploded. Eight of the crew, under the command of Martin Uhl, were killed.

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