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On November 8, 1943, the Yugoslav flying personnel were attached to the 376th Bombardment Group, stationed in Enfidaville, Tunisia. After a week of training the Yugoslavs flew their first combat mission on November 15 to strike the Eleusis Airport, Athens. Then on November 24, in their first combat mission from San Pancrazio a Yugoslav crew was shot down by enemy fighters en route to bomb a target at Sofia, Bulgaria. The crew bailed out of the burning B-24, over the part of Yugoslavia occupied by Bulgaria. Within two days they were all caught, mostly by German soldiers and later turned over to Bulgarians. It took several weeks before they were taken to the POW camp at Schumen, Bulgaria, where they met the US survivors of the first raid on Ploesti.

Crew of B-24 (42-73137 #22) shot down November 24, 1943 over Sofia, Bulgaria:

Stanisavljevich, Dragisha M. Y-43 Pilot
Yelich, Millosh M. Y-49 Co-pilot
Milloykovich, Zhivko T. Y-56 Navigator
Vecherina, Dinko N. Y-33 Bombardier

Timothiyevich, Miodrag M. Y-276 Engineer
Halapa, Ivan M. Y-164 Radio
Benderach, Vaso B. Y-229 Gunner
Lakich, Ognyan I. Y-541 Gunner
Korosha, Ivan V. Y-314 Gunner

One American was on board the plane
Cale, George 15078123 Gunner
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1) 1st Lt. Vladislav G. Radovich- navigator, 2) unknown, 3) unknown, 4) unknown, 5) Capt. Voyislav N. Skakich- pilot, 6) Major John T. Snyder, 7) unknown, 8) 2nd Lt. Deyan D. Radich- engineer, 9) 2nd Lt. Aurel T. Trailov- gunner, 10) T/Sgt. Viktor A. Starc- gunner, 11) 1st Lt. Momchillo M. Markovich- bombardier, 12) 2nd Lt. Dragomir V. Vidanovich- radio operator

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Bombardier-gunner Bogdan M. Madjarevic killed 24/5/44, while bombing a/c factory in Wiener Neustadt,Austria. He was only one killed aboard B-24. He is buried at Military cem. in Bari,Italy.

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Crew of B-24 (42-73085 #20) shot down on August 22, 1944 on mission to Lobau, Austria:
Radosavlyevich, Blagoye N. Y-42 Pilot
Voolich, Borivoje G. Y-34 Co-pilot
Pavlovich, Slobodan M. Y-61 Navigator
Tsrvenkovich, Obrad D. Y-95 Bombardier

Šijaković V.( Vuko) Y-325 Engineer
Zhivanovich, Toma M. Y-323 Radio
Parapatich, Boris K. Y-162 Arm
Stoykovich, Voyin P. Y-148 Gunner
Bobek, Milutin A. Y-772 Nose Turret
Trampush, Emil A. Y-668 Waist Gunner

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Crew men who survived the missions

Arzenshek, Stanislav J. Y-690 Waist
Lubarda, Alexandar S. Y-519 Waist
Marinovich, Millosh M. Y-102 Gunner
Markovich, Momchillo M. Y-77 Bombardier
Miklush, Franc A. Y-474 Waist
Millovanovich, Sava J. Y-75 Co-pilot
Mitich, Milan M. Y-180 Copilot
Payich, Nedelyko J. Y-80 Gunner
Peshich, Yovan S. Y-195 Gunner
Poye, Dragutin C. Y-165 Engineer
Radich, Deyan Y-123 Engineer
Radovich, Vladislav G. Y-83 Navigator
Sabados, Kiril S. Y-22 Navigator
Skakich, Voyislav N. Y-44 Pilot
Starc, Viktor A. Y-477 Nose
Trailov, Aurel T. Y-104 Bombardier
Vidanovich, Dragomir V. Y-170 Radio
Yovanovich, Bogdan U. Y-78 Gunner

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