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Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:58 am
Seeking photos of 452nd BG, 728th BS B-17G 42-31338 "Hard To Get"
Delivered 1/1/44 Deopham Green, England, lost over Brunswick 2/10/44, crashed near Kemmel, Belgium.
8th AF Mission #216, the fourth mission assigned to this group.
MACR 2045
PILOT - 2LT KENNETH D. SMITH - POW
CO-PILOT - 2LT ROBERT R. NIXON - POW
NAVIGATOR - 2LT JOHN L. NIGHTINGALE - KIA
BOMBARDIER - 2LT WILLIAM M. DOYLE - KIA - O-739172
ENGINEER -T/SGT CHARLES W. HACIC - POW
RADIOMAN - SSGT ROY E. MORRIS - KIA - 16033384
W GUNNER - SSGT FLOYD E. HOLMAN - POW
W GUNNER - SGT RUSSELL C. MOSS - POW
BT GUNNER - SSGT HARVEY H. FLEMING - POW
TAIL GUNNER - SGT KENNETH M. BURNS - POW
A/C action description-
Hit by fighters, #1 and 2 engines set on fire, superchargers knocked out and a runaway prop on one engine. A/C crashed 2 Km north of Kemmel, Belgium. Crew captured near there. Navigator, bombardier and radio operator were KIA. Remaining crew became POW.
Any photos would be appreciated, I am modeling this A/C and have had no success at locating pictures.