Name:
Carl E. Gamblin
Rank:
Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-753998
Unit:
751st Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
California
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Lt Carl E. Gamblin, tail gunner of the B-17 42-97137 “Silver Queen”, took off from station 130 in Glatton, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over the V1 site of Gorenflos. The plane was hit by flak between the belly turret and radio station. It crashed at 1850, killing all but two crew members. Lt Gamblin made it out but was later captured and sent to Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan-Silesia, Bavaria.