The Oliver F. Keller crew: 711th Squadron
Possibly the Squadron staff crew (Keller Crew) for Captain Lawrence McGuire (which had 5 officers).
If so, this crew was MIA 4/13/44 and made it to Switzerland
Capt. Oliver Keller | Pilot |
Bill Bird | Navigator |
Jesse Smith | Bombardier |
Coleman Hodges | Flight Engineer |
Bob McReynolds | Radio Operator |
Eddes King | Ball Turret Gunner |
Stan Postelnik | Waist Gunner |
Tony Coputo | Waist Gunner |
Lt John Hodge | Tail Gunner |
Flights with Oliver F. Keller 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 |
#3 (31-Dec-43) | Cognac, France | 42-31206 | Failed to take off #2 Oil pressure Low |
#4 (04-Jan-44) | Kiel, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#12 (30-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#15 (05-Feb-44) | Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 42-97484 | |
#16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | 42-31206 | |
#18 (10-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-38097 | |
#19 (13-Feb-44) | Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France | 42-31155 | |
#20 (20-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#21 (21-Feb-44) | Diepholz, Germany | 42-31206 | Not attack, #3 engine out |
#22 (24-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-97501 | slated #882 |
#23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | 42-31124 | |
#25 (29-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-37842 | |
#28 (06-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-31206 | |
#29 (08-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-39874 | |
#30 (09-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-37842 | Landed at Cotishall |
#40 (27-Mar-44) | Merignac, Chartes, France | 42-37842 | |
#41 (28-Mar-44) | Chartres, France | 42-97064 | |
#47 (13-Apr-44) | Augsburg, Germany | 42-97064 | MISSING |
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