221st Squadron
200th Heavy Bombardment Group (virtual)
8th Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
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Captain DeFilippo is the current squadron commander of the 221st. |
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| Plane Name | Model | Serial Number | Crew |
Secret Agent |
B-24 (H) | 42-74913-CO |
Longman crew |
Terri G II |
B-24(H) | 42-52525-FO | Gerber crew |
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Satan's Little Sister |
B-24(H) | 42-73090-CO |
DeFilippo crew |
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Reich Buster |
B-24(H) | 41-28688-DT |
Maners crew
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| Aces High |
B-24(H) | 42-50396-CF | O'Brian crew
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Special Delivery |
B-24(H) | 42-95221-FO | Brainard crew |
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MISSING AIRCRAFT AND LOST CREW REPORT |
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| Date | Crew and/or Aircraft | Notes |
| 31 AUG 1943 | Brainard crew - 2 KIA | Mission 17 to Paris, France |
| 1 AUG 1943 |
Knapp crew - 2 POW 7 KIA Salyer crew - 1 KIA |
Mission 14 to Ploesti, Rumania |
| 18 MAR 1943 | Libby crew - 1 KIA | KIA on mission 13 to Bizerte, Tunisia |
| 16 MAR 1943 |
Williams crew - 2 KIA Hartford crew - 9 POW |
KIA on
mission 12 to Bizerte, Tunisia POW on mission 12 to Bizerte, Tunisia |
| 05 MAR 1943 | Rogers crew - 9 POW | POW on mission 11 to Gadames, Libya |
| 27 FEB 1943 |
Lee crew - 9 KIA Jackson crew - 8 KIA |
KIA on mission 10 to La Rochelle, FR |
| 19 FEB 1943 | McCarty crew - 9 KIA | KIA on mission 9 to Romilly-sur-Seine, FR |
| 08 FEB 1943 |
LaFevre crew - 8 KIA Brown crew - 1 KIA Wiggins crew - 1 KIA Jackson crew - 1 KIA |
KIA on mission 8 to Hamburg, GE |
| 18 JAN 1943 |
Nickerson crew - 2 KIA Lownders crew - 1 KIA |
KIA on mission 7 to Amsterdam, NE |
| 10 JAN 1943 | LaFevre crew - KIA | KIA on mission 6 to Amsterdam, NE |
| 29 DEC 1942 |
Lee crew - 1 KIA Brown crew - 1 KIA Lownders crew - 2 KIA |
KIA on mission 5 to Saarbrucken, GE |
| 18 NOV 1942 | Gordon crew - 1 KIA | KIA on mission 4 to Lorient, FR |
| 23 OCT 1942 | Buff crew - 1 KIA | KIA on mission 3 to Brest, FR |
| 25 AUG 1943 |
B-24E
41-29071-CF "25 and Out" |
Crashed on
takeoff for mission 16. Irrepairably damaged. Brainard crew OK |
| 01 AUG 1943 |
B-24E
42-7164-FO "Doctor's Orders" |
Shot down by
flak on mission 14 to Ploesti, Rumania Knapp crew - 2 POW 7 KIA |
| 16 MAR 1943 |
B-24E 43-00517 "Sandy Claws" |
Shot down by enemy fighters
on mission 12 to Bizerte, Tunisia. Hartford crew - 9 POW |
| 05 MAR 1943 |
B-24E 43-00376 "Big, Fat, and Happy"
B-24E 43-00014 |
Shot down by enemy fighters
on mission 11 to Gadames, Libya. Rogers crew - 9 POW
Shot down by enemy fighters. |
| 27 FEB 1943 |
B-24E 42-41486 "Miss Ruthie"
B-24E 42-41474 |
Lost in
mid-air collision near the target area on mission 10 to La Rochelle, FR 8 KIA 1 captured Lost in mid-air collision near the target
area on |
| 19 Feb 1943 | B-24E 42-29128 "Lady Victory"
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Shot down by enemy fighters
on mission 9 to Ramilly-sur-Seine, FR. 9 KIA |
| 08 FEB 1943 | B-24E 42-64880 "All the King's Men" |
Shot down by enemy fighters
on mission 8 to Hamburg, GE. 8 LaFevre crew missing in action. Radio Operator rescued. |
| 18 NOV 1942 | B-24E 42-29247 "Gilmore's Sinners" |
Shot down by enemy fighters
on mission 4 to Lorient, FR. Gilmore crew bailed out with 8 KIA and 1 POW |