Crew Roster · Personal File

Charles D. Sill

Navigator · Edward McGuire · 329th Squadron

In October, Sill's expertise as a navigator earned him a promotion to lead crew, a recognition of the skill required to guide the bombers to their targets across hostile territory. His transition from the flight crew marked a turning point in his service with the 93rd Bomb Group.

Sortie Log

8 CATALOGUED SORTIES
05 OCT 1944 — 09 APR 1945

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 665

05 OCT 1944

LippstadtA/F

M1 (first mission). Plane: 168 'Y', B-24J, 409th — not found in DB. Captain Kenneth Gilbert (on his 71st mission) rode co-pilot seat per 93rd policy of pairing new crews with a veteran pilot. Prop-wash from another aircraft inverted the plane near bombs-away; crew salvoed bombs while inverted — bombs hit a crossroads dead center. Crew was posted MIA on return. McGuire called the target Paderborn; official target was Lippstadt M/Y.

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№ 667

06 OCT 1944

Harburg Rhenania EbanoO/I