Mission 60 (8 May 1944) Berlin, Germany

Target Type:

 
Mission 60 Notes: 447-A Lead 4B Wing; 447-B High 4A Wing

A Group

Lead Squadron: Blue / 711BS

Smith, B. B. 42-102633 PFF #633; landed at Bury St Edmunds
Pleticha, J. F. 42-97147  
Duke, E. L. 42-97560 PFF #560; landed at Snetterton
Leigh, R. H. 42-97392 ABORT, Oxy failure
Moriarty, T. F. 42-97497 ABORT, excess gas cond
McClintock, R. D. 42-102638  
Pettus, R. H. 42-97179  

High Squadron: Red / 710th BS

Beaty, E. E. 42-38164 ABORT gas leak
Owens, W. E. 42-39865  
Moran, B. 42-31092 Not disp, Oxy out, could not find formation
Davis, C. C. 42-107052  
Radle, T. H. 42-107003 ABORT, Oxy failure
Miller, W. 42-97815  
Champlin, H. D. 42-102471  

Low Squadron: Green / 709th BS

Walsh, W. J. 44-6003  
Tigh, W. P. 42-39886  
McGuire, H. A. 42-97624 ABORT; #2 eng out
Noyd, J. W. 42-107215 ABORT; Bombardier sick
Greenwell, W. R. 42-97572  
Zanoya, P. C. 42-31225  
Olds, R. W. 42-31188 ABORT Oxy failure

B Group

Lead Squadron: Yellow / 708th BS

Widstrom, R. G. 42-97646 PFF #646
Hopla, C. S. 42-31154  
Stenvig, J. A. 42-102494 ABORT #2 eng out
Socolofsky, A. R. 42-107020  
Hendel, J. N. 42-107220  
Herdic, C. W. 42-97400  

Low Squadron: Blue / 711BS

Leach, C. T. 42-102441  
Hanks, D. J. 42-107079 ABORT Leaky oil
Gruber, M. J. 42-39882 ABORT #4 Engine out
Larson, W. B. 42-31777 Not disp; Oil leak
Abernathy, J. L. 42-107029 Pilot sick
Van Every, H. 42-102419  
Kaye, H. C. 42-37864 Replaced Abernathy, ABORT couldn’t find formation