ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276121
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1944 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-40631 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ferrara -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lecce, Italy |
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B-24J Liberator #44-40631, nicknamed "Emily," of the 415th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak over Ferrara, Italy while on mission to bomb the railroad bridge at Ferrara. The aircraft broke in half and crashed. All ten crewmembers were killed.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Jack C. Kervan, O-793120, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. Roy C. Bitzer, O-828923, OH, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Wilson G. Scallon Jr., O-722619, NY, Bombardier-Navigator
T/Sgt. Charles C. Bombard, 31342781, CT, Gunner
T/Sgt. Edwin L. Englund, 36803809, WI, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Charles E. Kendrick, 38445461, AR, Gunner
S/Sgt. Glynn A. Miles, 38415548, TX, Gunner
T/Sgt. Robert W. Ort, 15062141, IN, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Kenneth R. Stegall, 16103959, IL, Gunner
Sgt. Herman Trifon, 32534189, NY, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
USAAF Missing Air Crew Report № 10009
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237196273/jack-chester-kervan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 07:35 | Gumby778 | Added |
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