669th BS Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

S/Sgt. John Walter Sabadosh

Airplane Mechanic - Gunner,  37341749

Killed In Action - Jan 2, 1945

669th Bombardment Squadron (L)

WWII-Medal

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  Born: 14-Dec-1922, Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Entered Military Service: Date: 12-Feb-1943 At: Denver, CO From: Denver County, Colorado
NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 37341749

Buried: Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska, Plot: F, 0, 1203

On-line Memorials:
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See also S/Sgt John Walter Sabadosh Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
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Notes:
Crashed on take-off and immediately exploded, killing both crew members. Crash was due to frost/ice formation on propeller and wings. The laminar flow airfoil section is extremely sensitive to deformation such as frost formation, thus reducing normal lift. Frost on the propeller also reduced efficiency.

Description:
On the take-off, two A-26s crashed. Both crashed after the planes had gotten into the air. The bombs from the first plane exploded immediately and the plane burned. Both the pilot, Lt H.B. Clark, and his gunner, Staff Sergeant J.W. Sabadosh, were killed. ... The reasons for the crashes are unknown, although icing of the wings or carburetor might have caused them.
(416th BG History 1945)

See also AAR 45-1-2-529 and Mission # 181




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Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources