Name:
Murray Louis Simon
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-687213
Unit:
406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
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2nd Lt Murray Louis Simon, pilot of the B-24 Liberator 42-63798, took off from station 179 Harrington, Northamptonshire, UK at 2158 on a mission to resupply the French underground with weapons and supplies. The plane was shot down by German AA fire over Gilly-sur-Loire. The crew finished bailing out at 5000 feet, leaving the plane to crash and burn at 0110. Lt Simon escaped back to the UK per E&E report #704.