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Damn Yankee
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Missing in action on 1st December 1943 on a mission to Leverkusen. Enemy fighter caused serious damage to the aircraft's rear section. Five crew men bailed out before the B17 suddenly nosed dived into the ground near Snellegem, southwest of Bruges, Belgium. Pilot 2Lt Bruce Sundlun evaded capture and his story can be found in "The Flight of Eagles".

Service Record

  1. First mission on record 3 September 1943 Romilly
  2. 17 missions flown
  3. Missing in action, 1st December 1943, on a mission to Leverkusen 1 December 1943
Fate
Missing in action, 1st December 1943, on a mission to Leverkusen
Date
1 December 1943
MACR number
1334

Location

Known mission list

DateCrewTargetNotes
3 Sep 1943 Yelvington (Pilot) Romilly
Aborted		 R/E - #1 + #3 low manifold pressure (misprint on chart)
6 Sep 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Stuttgart Cat A - flak + shell cases
9 Sep 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Lille Vendeville
9 Sep 1943 B G Sundlun (Pilot) Lille Vendeville + Vitry
16 Sep 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Nantes
23 Sep 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Nantes
27 Sep 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Emden
Aborted		 R/E - #2 superchgr ran away
2 Oct 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Emden
8 Oct 1943 L Fields (Pilot) Bremen
9 Oct 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Anklam
10 Oct 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Munster
20 Oct 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Duren Sqn lead
3 Nov 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Wilhelmshaven
5 Nov 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Gelsenkirchen
16 Nov 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Knaben
26 Nov 1943 Thompson (Pilot), Siguard (Co-Pilot) Bremen Deputy lead
1 Dec 1943 Sundlun (Pilot) Solingen
Lost		 MISSING - e/a, macr # 1334 (5KIA, 4POW)

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