NAME	TP	-	M#	SER	-	BLK	-	MF	SERIAL #	AF	BG	BS	SC	RCL/#	V#-P	PHOTO CREDITS
"772"	B	-	24	D	-	155	-	CO	42-72772	15	376	515	~	85	00-3	N/A

#44 Then #85

Contributor - Ed Clendenin
The mission report for 23 May 44 reads in part as follows:
"Ship No. 85 of the 515th Squadron (Serial Number 42-72772) was hit by flak just shortly after crossing the coastline on the run to the Target from the I.P. The hit tore a large hole in the fuselage from the antenna back over the left waist window, but as the ship was still maneuverable, the pilot attempted to take the A/C back to Naples. This ship was escorted by two bombers in the same flight, but about five minutes North of the Pomigliano A/D (Naples) it was seen to go out of control at about 2000 feet, crashed to the ground and burst into flames immediately. No one was able to escape from the plane."

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