| Name | McCain, Earl Floyd, "Blackjack" ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 38338924 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Oreders #57 dated 25 March 1944, effective 25 March 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4351⇓ (31.504 MB) Accident Report # 44-12-16-517⇓ (4.051 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Brouillard, Richard Vincent⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Parker, Charles Warren, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. McLaughlin, Walter Scott⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Burton, Paul Fredrick⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Currin, Bernard Woodrow⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. McCain, Earl Floyd, "Blackjack" | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Bryson, Robert Chelsie⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Jones, Robert Evan⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Pierce, John Vernon⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Belknap, Robert Gene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Supercharger in #4 engine failed. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97263⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft at 1329 hrs; crashed 2 miles SW of Schlehdorf/Kochelsee, Germany. MACR 4351 Sortie Report⇗ |
| -- | 16 December 1944 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Navigator | 44‑8421⇗ |
Due to equipment failure, mission recall, and adverse weather, pilot crashed while landing at RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire. There were no injuries to crew, but aircraft was salvaged as a result. Sortie Report⇗ |