42-51678 Miss Laid

media-38998.png UPL 38998 Wreck of B-24 42-51678 "Miss Laid" north of Vienna, Austria

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.

Object Number - UPL 38998 - Wreck of B-24 42-51678 "Miss Laid" north of Vienna, Austria

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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Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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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.

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