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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| June 24, 1944 |
23 |
428 |
Beaumetz les Aires |
| 26 planes dispatched. 12 aircraft bombed this airfield, dropping 30.25 tons, while 14 failed to bomb. One plane did not return, crashing into the English Channel. There is no Missing Air Crew Report for this mission and no deaths reported on this date, so the crew apparently was recovered from the English Channel and returned to duty. I have not found a B-24 serial number listed as either lost r salvaged on this date. Score: poor to fair. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-24H |
42-52707 |
7 |
D/P |
Open Season |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Shelby T. Alexander |
7th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Edward R. Carlson |
7th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Robert H. Gross |
7th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Harold G. Owens |
7th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Wayne E. Howarter |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
William W. Seifert |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Harold C. Rutka |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Grady C. Deatherage Jr. |
7th |
Completed |
| NG |
Peter Lucyk |
7th |
Completed |
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