42-110152 Lady Will
The 856th BS lost all of their planes while en route to their target. How many of them made an attempt to reach Sweden is unknown. Although Sweden was a mere 20 minutes from the air battle, only two of the shot-up Liberators made it there. Some of the crewmen bailed out into the Baltic Sea, others went down in their planes, many bodies were never recovered. 20 Jun 44: Lost, with Faucher Crew R-12, before reaching the target 3 KIA, 7 POW, MACR 7084 Aircraft replaced with 44-40145 obtained from the 858th.
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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: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663450
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37657524
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817401
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-550649
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704035
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Baltic Sea | 20 June 1944 | 42-110152 was lost with Faucher Crew before reaching the target area. 3 KIA, 7 POW, MACR 7084 |
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Other Final Mission |
Politz, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Mission: Politz, Germany. Target: Oil refineries On the morning mission they dispatched 35 planes for the attack on the oil reineries at Politz. The Group was led by Major Losee, the 856th Squadron Commander. |
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Manufactured |
San Diego, California | Consolidated AC, San Diego, California | |
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Delivered |
North Pickenham, England | Original aircraft for the 856th BS, 492nd BG Total Missions with the 492nd BG:8. Total WWII Missions:8 |
Revisions
http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showAircraft&aircr…
492ndBombGroup.com — an Arnett Institute project
MACR 7084 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database