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08/16/1944
A.E. Hannum
42-97797 - Full House
At 1330, over the target and suffering from a direct flak hit to the right wing causing number 3 engine to knock out most of the right wing aircraft slipped out of formation, struck 237897 in the stabilizer, and disintegrated
Person | Status | Role |
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Allan Edd Hannum, Jr. | KIA | Pilot |
Kenneth H. Loehwing | KIA | Co-Pilot |
Eugene Cantrell | KIA | Navigator |
Angelo Genova | POW | Bombardier |
William E. Purdy | POW | Radio Operator |
Richard F. Kuna | KIA | Top Turret/Engineer |
Fred C. Mathews | KIA | Ball Turret Gunner |
John W. Sharon | POW/WIA | Waist Gunner |
Ned W. Tillson | KIA | Waist Gunner |
Leroy H. Presley | POW | Tail Gunner |