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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