42-51678 Miss Laid
This photo was in the papers of S/Sgt. Robert D. Bollard, turret gunner on this plane. The papers were given to me by his daughter.
Shot down 11-Dec-1944 on bombing mission from Stornara Airfield, Italy, target Vienna S.E. Goods Yard, Vienna Austria. All 10 crew members survived and were imprisoned in Stalag Luft I, near Barth, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
I knew Robert D. Bollard, the turret gunner on this aircraft. I have received all of his papers from his daughter after his death. Included in this information are photos and his personal autobiography, which has not been published. I'm currently working on a book about this aircraft and crew. Further details about the aircraft can be found in Missing Air Crew Report 10400.