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On 12 May 1944, 50 officers and
men flying in five aircraft took off
on a leaflet mission to Denmark.
B-17 42-31032 JJ -B, flown by
Lt Michael, was attacked by a
Junkers Ju 88 which killed its two
waist gunners SSgts George
Barber and Robert Walker. Both
TSgt Louis Hatin the radio
operator, and SSgt Nicholas
Mastroianni the tail gunner were
badly wounded. TSgt Dan
Brennan the ball turret gunner
also received serious injuries as a
result of the attack but succeeded
in beating off the Ju 88 before
shooting it down. On return to
the UK the B-17 landed at RAF
Friston where the dead and
injured were taken off the aircraft
and the flak damage inspected.
Note No 2 engine has been
feathered.
B. Gunderson/113 Association