[paul kroon]

Losses of the US 8th etc by Bishop and Hey gives:
P Capt Derrol W Rogers CP 2 Lt Norville J Gorse
N 1 Lt Joe L Hudson B 1 Lt George D Rawlings
E T/Sgt Basil F Maxwell RO T/Sgt Robert L Bennett
BTG S/Sgt Alfred G Miles WG S/Sgt Edwin C Wolfkuhle
WG S/Sgt Robert Dominick TG S/Sgt Edward C Youngers

No MACR. Shortly after taking off from Grafton Underwood the left waist gun, stored internally, accidently discharged while being checked by the gunner. The bullets injured the gunnner and seriously injured the tailgunner, as well as shooting away the right stabiliser and damaging the controls. Returning to base six crew members, included the two injured gunners, baled out safely. A/c was flown to the Wash area of the North Sea, where the bombs were jettisoned and the navigator and bombardier baled out safely. The pilot and co-pilot came down in the sea off Blakeney Point, Norfolk. When recovered the pilot was dead, and co-pilot was suffering from exposure. 1 KOF 9 RTD
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