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Missing Air Crew Report 6464
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Technical Sergeant Elton L. McGillips served as engineer aboard B-24D 42-40617 with the 93rd Bomb Group on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti raid. His father, Joe John McGillips, was listed as next of kin at 1615 Schiller Place, Houston, Texas.
The aircraft was struck by a direct flak hit and crashed in flames in the center of Ploesti. No survivors were observed. McGillips was reported as a battle casualty when the aircraft was lost over the target.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Sergeant
Serial Number
38092051
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti Oil Fields
“José Carioca”
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record