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Don W Cox came to the 306th 9 May 43 on
Franklyn Gile's 423rd Squadron crew. He flew at least six missions
earning an Air Medal 7 Jul 43.
The plane 42-5180 was lost due to flak
and fighters and crashed presumably near Amsterdam on 25 June 1943.
The mission was to Hamburg, Germany.
This plane is referenced on page
37 of "Fortresses of the Big Triangle A" by Cliff T. Bishop.
According the book 'Sporen aan de Hemel, part 1' by Dutch air war historian Ab
A. Jansen 42-5180 crashed at De Pallert on both sides of the Dutch-German border
abeam the Dutch village of Bourtange up in the northeastern province of
Groningen.
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