Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Woodrow B.Barnhill        P  KIC   16/7/43

2nd Lt Carl F.Hudson             CP  KIC  16/7/43

2nd Lt William H.Carr          NAV  KIC   16/7/43   Initially buried at Cambridge

1st Lt Winfred L.Rucker       BOM  KIC   16/7/43  Initially buried at Cambridge

 T/Sgt Peter Contos            TTE   KIC   16/7/43  Initially buried at Cambridge

 T/Sgt Edward D.Johnson    ROG  KIC   16/7/43   Initially buried at Cambridge

   Sgt Frank M.Opala           BTG   IIC  16/7/43 

 S/Sgt Newton E.Harris,Jr.   WG   KIC  16/7/43

 S/Sgt Vincent S.Noel          WG  IIC   16/7/43

S/Sgt Peter S.Russell,Jr.       TG   IIC  16/7/43



349th Sqdn. Original Crew of 100th Group . Crew crashed on T/O -near - rectory in Dickleburgh. Flying A/C #42 30305 "FLAK SHACK". 



Missions of Lt Woodrow Barnill Crew



1  29 Jun 43  LeMans             25861  LADEN MAIDEN

2.   4 Jul 43   LaPallie           230305 "FLAK SHACK"

3. 10 Jul 43   LeBourget        230305 "FLAK SHACK"   

4. 14 Jul 43   LeBourget        230305 "FLAK SHACK"       



Official Report of Crash reads:

"On 16 July 1943,B 17,serial number 42- 30305, took off from Station #139 on a local formation practice mission. Weather was clear and visibility unlimited. Take off was at 1006 local time. After take off, the aircraft entered a right bank almost lmmediately The bank continued, and the aircraft lost altitude until ground impact. Duration of the flight did not exceed 30 seconds. Three crew members in the rear of the aircraft survived with injuries. The other seven crew members received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed." See letters from V.S.Noel 

(1978) and Ken Everett.



The 3 injured men recovered and were assigned to ground positions.

     

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