Date & Time:
Jun 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5724
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
MSN:
17-6020
YOM:
1942
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
8
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Flying along the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea west of Camaret-sur-Mer. Eight crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Edward T. Brodnax Jr., pilot, †
2nd Lt John C. Kaufmann Jr., copilot, †
T/Sgt Gustav M. Lund, mechanic, †
1st Lt William O. Deal Jr., navigator, †
2nd Lt William A. Lahey, bombardier, †
T/Sgt Kenneth C. Dunbar, radio operator, †
S/Sgt John M. Mikkelson, air gunner, †
S/Sgt James F. Wright, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Virgil Mac Anderson, air gunner,
S/Sgt John James Smith, air gunner.
Crew:
1st Lt Edward T. Brodnax Jr., pilot, †
2nd Lt John C. Kaufmann Jr., copilot, †
T/Sgt Gustav M. Lund, mechanic, †
1st Lt William O. Deal Jr., navigator, †
2nd Lt William A. Lahey, bombardier, †
T/Sgt Kenneth C. Dunbar, radio operator, †
S/Sgt John M. Mikkelson, air gunner, †
S/Sgt James F. Wright, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Virgil Mac Anderson, air gunner,
S/Sgt John James Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
