Sanford Reback

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

Sanford A. Reback served as navigator on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. Lt. Beaumont believed him to be dead, noting that Reback was in the nose of the aircraft when the plane reached the crash site.

Romanian witnesses reported that crew members not seen alive after the crash were dead, with some bodies carbonized. Beaumont listed Reback among those believed dead based on his position in the aircraft and the Romanian reports.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Serial Number

O-796598

Hometown

Missions flown.

3 catalogued · 01 Aug 1944 — 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.

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