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Albert Davies was employed by a meat packing company before he enlisted in January 1942.

Lt Davies experienced two other air mishaps while in pre-flight school at Roswell Field, New Mexico. They occurred within a four-day period while he was flying with his instructor. The first mishap occurred when a landing wheel dropped from his airplane and crashed through the roof of a house. He was cited by his commanding officer for landing the plane safely. The second experience came when one of the tires of his plane became deflated while in the air. He and his instructor flew the machine until it ran out of gasoline and safely landed the it.

The group was attacked by German fighters
on the way to their target and there was light flak at the target. It was reported that the B-17 had one engine out and a large hole was in the rudder but no one survived to tell the whole story.

It had crossed the coast and was heading back to England when it either crashed into the channel or the crew ditched and no one survived. No one remained to tell the final story though eight bodies were recovered.

The entire crew of ten men was killed.