Esterline, M. A.

The Milton A. Esterline crew: 710th Squadron

 

Flights with Milton A. Esterline listed as Pilot

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Plane Number Notes
#2 (30-Dec-43) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-31191  
#8 (14-Jan-44) Grand Parc, France 42-31148  
#9 (21-Jan-44) Grand Parc, France 42-31112  
#11 (29-Jan-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-31191 Did not get airborne; replaced by Marcy in 052
#13 (03-Feb-44) Wilhelmshaven, Germany 42-31191  
#14 (04-Feb-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-31191  
#18 (10-Feb-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31431  
#21 (21-Feb-44) Diepholz, Germany 42-31191  
#48 (18-Apr-44) Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany 42-97597 PFF #597MISSING

 

Missing in Action aboard 42-97597 —  Oranienburg 18/4/44; enemy aircraft & flak, crashed Blutehn, 11 miles N of Wittenberge, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4175. [possibly hit by bomb from a/c above, cr ?]

Capt Milton Esterline Pilot POW
Capt Jim Dalzell Co-Pilot POW
Elmer Canfield Navigator POW
Elliot Evans Nav / Radio POW
Forrest Burnett Bombardier POW
Earl Lynes Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner POW
Elvin Smith Radio Operator POW
John Marr Ball Turret Gunner POW
Arthur Crouse Waist Gunner POW
Harold Ross Tail Gunner POW

 

The Esterline crew was aboard 42-97597 during the April 18, 1944 mission.

 

 

 


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