41-29177 Ginger
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Hit by by AA over Ludwigshafen, Germany 26 August 1944, MACR 8471, managed to stay airborne until Saarbrücken, Germany where after coming under further AA fire, was abandoned by its crew and crashed near Schoeneck, France. The SS executed four of the crew after they surrendered, one died during bailout (Jack Staton), four survived as Prisoner of Wars (POW), and one (pilot Ralph Shaffer) was not seen again and later declared dead.
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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: 446th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: TailGunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36595057
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 August 1944 |
Revisions
www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
www.joebaugher.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
MACR 8471 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database