Killed in action in the Regensburg mission, group burial:
1LT Curtis R Biddick
TSGT Lawrence E Godbey
SGT James R Bair
Others killed in this mission:
FLT O Richard L Snyder
TSGT Robert R DeKay
Pilot, 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk
Service ID: O-729797.
On August 17, 1943, Biddick's B-17 42-5860 "Escape Kit'" took part in a mission to Regensburg. The 100th Bomb Group was assigned to "coffin corner", so called for its vulnerable position at the rear of the formation. Approximately 40 miles north of Regensburg, Biddick's plane suffered an oxygen fire caused by 20mm damage to the nose and fuselage, trapping those on the flight deck. Four of the crew were killed in action, including 1Lt Biddick.
(American Air Museum, Duxford)
Killed in action in the Regensburg mission, group burial:
1LT Curtis R Biddick
TSGT Lawrence E Godbey
SGT James R Bair
Others killed in this mission:
FLT O Richard L Snyder
TSGT Robert R DeKay
Pilot, 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk
Service ID: O-729797.
On August 17, 1943, Biddick's B-17 42-5860 "Escape Kit'" took part in a mission to Regensburg. The 100th Bomb Group was assigned to "coffin corner", so called for its vulnerable position at the rear of the formation. Approximately 40 miles north of Regensburg, Biddick's plane suffered an oxygen fire caused by 20mm damage to the nose and fuselage, trapping those on the flight deck. Four of the crew were killed in action, including 1Lt Biddick.
(American Air Museum, Duxford)
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