USAAF
5th AF
38th BG
71st BS
Pilot 1st Lt Ercali Ducci, O-659959
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Harry D. Mack, O-797154
Navigator 1st Lt. William R. Shank, O-659595
Radio S/Sgt Elwood S. Norton 39083374
Gunner T/Sgt Albert A. Steele, 18053518
Crashed July 27, 1943
Mission History
Took off from Durand Drome (17-Mile) for a a practice bombing mission at 8:00am in the
morning, returning at 10:58. In the afternoon, they again took off
from Durand Drome for an afternoon mission at 13:36 to carry
out practice bombing on SS
Pruth. A
bomb skipped too high and knocked off the stabilizer which caused the
aircraft to crash onto the Nateara Reef.
The bodies of three crew members, Ducci, Mack, and Steele were recovered immediately. It is not known if the remaining two crew were recovered.
Wreckage
The wreck of this B-25 has never been found.
References
Wrecks & Reefs covers this aircraft loss.
B-25
