This mission to Harburg, Germany on Nov 6th 1944 was again targeting the oil producing facilities. The formation and flight to the target were without incident. After the turn on the IP, plane s/n 43-38904 left the formation. No reason could be determined as to what happened. Flak was moderate and bombs were dropped by PFF. Results were unobserved because of the thick cloud cover.

Plane s/n 43-38904, piloted by Lt Edward P. McGroarty, was hit as the group approached the IP. While there appeared to be no damage, the plane left the group and was not seen again. It was believed that the plane was a victim of flak. Eight of the crew were killed and one was a POW.

Read the German account of the crash of 43-38904 and how the residents of a small village buried the planes crew when it crashed just outside their town center."

The crew was as follows:
     Plane s/n 43-38904     

Pilot		Lt Edward P. McGroarty	KIA
Copilot		Lt Robert V. Botwright	KIA
Navigator		F/O Jack J. Gray	KIA
Toggleer		Sgt Henry D. McLeroy	KIA
Aircraft Engineer		Sgt Angelo DiCamillo	KIA
Radio Operator		Sgt James R. Reddie	KIA
Left Waist Gunner		Sgt Frank T. Mueller	KIA
Ball Turret Gunner		Sgt Clyde A. Decker	POW
Tail Gunner		Sgt Raymond E. Francis	KIA