04/11/1944
R.P. Bannerman
42-39869 - Heaven Can Wait
Just before the target and with the right wing damaged by fighters, aircraft winged over to the left and back in a slicing dive, gas spraying out and enveloping the aircraft in flames
| Person | Status | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Richard P. Bannerman | KIA | Pilot |
| Wallace C. Lillo | KIA | Co-Pilot |
| Thomas A. Sefcik | KIA | Navigator |
| Irving Wilson | KIA | Bombardier |
| Thomas Gopigian | KIA | Radio Operator |
| Phillip M. Rashead | KIA | Top Turret/Engineer |
| Raymond A. DeYaeger | KIA | Ball Turret Gunner |
| Roland L. Carlson | KIA | Waist Gunner |
| Charles H. Scully | KIA | Waist Gunner |
| John J. Backowski | KIA | Tail Gunner |