42-38231 TRY N GET IT
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Crash landed in Posnan, Poland 19 Mar 1945 and salvaged 28 Mar 1945.
The plane was hit by jet fighters at 14:05 to 14:07 hours just before bombs
were dropped at coordinates 50*42' N, 12*30'E at 22,000 feet. The plane crash
landed in an alfalfa field near Posnan. All crew members were safe. The pilot,
Warren Knox, was awarded the DFC.
Flew #5 in Lead Squadron
2LT
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WARREN I KNOX
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PILOT
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RTD
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2LT
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LA VEENE LARSON
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CO-PILOT
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RTD
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F/O
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JESSE H CHAMPLIN
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NAVIGATOR
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RTD
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SGT
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LOUIS B ABDALLEN
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BOMBARDIER
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RTD
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SGT
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RAY A SUNDOT
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RADIOMAN
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RTD
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SGT
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JAMES L MOORE
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BT GUNNER
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RTD
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SGT
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ROBERT J LE COQUE
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ENGINEER
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RTD
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SGT
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DANIEL ORLICH
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TAIL GUNNER
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RTD
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SSGT
|
GLEN STOCKGLAUSNER
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W GUNNER
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RTD
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SSGT
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WILLARD SHERWOOD
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RADAR
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RTD
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