42-110155 Heavenly Body
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UPL 20968
B-24J-140-CO #42-110155 "Heavenly Body"
491st BG - 852nd BS
491st BG - 852nd BS
".. HEAVENLY BODY (42-110155), had been losing altitude constantly on the trip home with an engine out. Ditching finally became inevitable, and the radio operator sent out the word. An Air-Sea Rescue unit was standing by when the plane hit, but the icy North Sea waters took a heavy toll. Only two men were saved." - http://www.491st.org/491hist5.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35813911
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 March 1945
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
North Sea | 30 March 1945 | "Robert H. Siek, flying the venerable HEAVENLY BODY (42-110155), had been losing altitude constantly on the trip home with an engine out. Ditching finally became inevitable, and the radio operator sent out the word. An Air-Sea Rescue unit was standing by when the plane hit, but the icy North Sea waters took a heavy toll. Only two men were saved." - http://www.491st.org/491hist5.html |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Created from:
- MACR 16234 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087456/;
- "Ringmasters - A History of the 491st Bombardment Group (H)" - By Allan G. Blue (Summer, 1964) - http://www.491st.org/491hist5.html