878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Mission from Saipan to Nagoya, Japan
B-29 42-63493
Missing Air Crew Report 13826 (NARA)
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Aboard B-29 Superfortress #42-63493
Aircraft B-29, serial number 42-63493, nicknamed Star Duster, departed from Saipan, Marianas Islands, on a combat mission to attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya. Shot down March 25, 1945 over Nagakute-mura, Honshu, Japan. Missing Air Crew Report 13826.
The crewmembers Killed In Action:
2 LT Charles E Timmons, O-738293, TN, Pilot
2 LT Richard R Riggs, O-772501, WA, Co-Pilot
2 LT Vernon W Duncan, O2057783, TN, Navigator
2 LT Melvin M Personett, O-709965, OK, Bombardier
MSGT Manuel Fernandez Jr, 18056417, TX, Flight Engineer
SSGT Robert H Renollet, 15375762, OH, CFC Gunner
SGT John E Allison, 16195555, IL, Gunner
SGT Donald J Harris, 36453637, MI, Radar Operator
PFC Lewis E Johnson, 37702292, KS, Radio Operator
878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Mission from Saipan to Nagoya, Japan
B-29 42-63493
Missing Air Crew Report 13826 (NARA)
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Aboard B-29 Superfortress #42-63493
Aircraft B-29, serial number 42-63493, nicknamed Star Duster, departed from Saipan, Marianas Islands, on a combat mission to attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya. Shot down March 25, 1945 over Nagakute-mura, Honshu, Japan. Missing Air Crew Report 13826.
The crewmembers Killed In Action:
2 LT Charles E Timmons, O-738293, TN, Pilot
2 LT Richard R Riggs, O-772501, WA, Co-Pilot
2 LT Vernon W Duncan, O2057783, TN, Navigator
2 LT Melvin M Personett, O-709965, OK, Bombardier
MSGT Manuel Fernandez Jr, 18056417, TX, Flight Engineer
SSGT Robert H Renollet, 15375762, OH, CFC Gunner
SGT John E Allison, 16195555, IL, Gunner
SGT Donald J Harris, 36453637, MI, Radar Operator
PFC Lewis E Johnson, 37702292, KS, Radio Operator
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