Néchin – B17- F 41-24510 306th Bomb Group 367 Bomb Squadron
B17- F 41-24510 306th Bomb Group 367 Bomb Squadron
9 October 1943
Mission: Lille
Shot down by hptm Priller III/JG26
Crash: Near Néchin ( railway line Tournai)
Capt John W. Olsen Pilot O-430684 KIA
2Lt Joseph N. Gates Co-Pilot O-726221 KIA
2Lt William J. Gise Navigator O-660491 Escape
2Lt Albert W. LaChasse Bombardier O-726044 POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 T/Sgt Erwin Wissenback Top Turret Gunner 19004589 Escape
T/Sgt Thomas W. Dynan Radio Operator 32190053 KIA
S/Sgt Bruce Nicholson Ball Turret Gunner 6937694 KIA
S/Sgt Truman C. Wilder Waist Gunner 18039746 KIA
S/Sgt Bert E. Kaylor Tail Gunner 14077938 KIA
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