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02/06/1944
L.G. Hamby
42-39897 -

At 1122, near Villacoublay, and with number 3 and 4 engines on fire, aircraft left the formation under control and exploded with the right wing and tail sections seperating sending the rest of the fusulage into a spin

Person Status Role
Leo G. Hamby KIA Pilot
Horace M. Peay KIA Co-Pilot
Richard A. Burke KIA Navigator
Dominick Denaro KIA Bombardier
Francis G. Bleyenberg KIA Radio Operator
Allen J. Gaudet KIA Top Turret/Engineer
Augustine Burgo KIA Ball Turret Gunner
Donald R. Reboulet POW Waist Gunner
Clarence O. Leslie POW Waist Gunner
William D. Starns KIA Tail Gunner