42-102549 Boomerang Baby, Lady Satan
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 30/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Harry Stewart, Co-pilot: Norman Quest, Navigator: Marris Todd, Bombardier: Dan Clark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lou Gilbert, Radio Operator: Simon Spradlin, Ball turret gunner: Frank Wielgos (7OW); Waist gunner: Howard Tillison,Tail gunner: Joy Putnam (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft and flak KO’d #3 and #4, crashed Hassenhausen, N of Jena, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7822. BOOMERANG BABY aka LADY SATAN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18097085
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7822 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database