9th AF Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

No Report

March 19, 1944, Sunday

 

 

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Summary
Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 43-9225 (Douglas A-20G-25-DO Havoc)

9th AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 671st Bomb Sq

Mission # 6; Box: II; Flight: 1; Position: 4; A/C Fuselage Code: 5C-G

Reason: Enemy anti-aircraft

Damage: Battle damage

Point Of Departure: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England

Location: Wethersfield/Sta 170

Personnel
Duty Name Rank S/N Status
Pilot Dunn, Lloyd Francis Capt O-742399 LWIA
Airplane Mechanic - Gunner Foster, Hollis Alfred S/Sgt 37019048 Not Injured
Airplane Mechanic - Gunner Rust, Egon Willie Sgt 38365727 Not Injured


Description:
Captain Dunn was greeted by a piece of flak, coming through the right hand side of his windshield and received a scratch on his eyebrow. Mech gunner Chvatel of Lt. Cole's crew received a similar injury when a flak fragment entered the gunner's compartment. Cpl. Fiestl [Feistl], turret gunner in Lt. Schouten's crew, received a small flesh wound in the leg.
("671st Unit History by Jim Kerns" (PDF))

See Mission # 6 for additional details