42-7579 Paper Doll

On 24 Feb 44 on a mission to Gotha, Germany (445th BG Mission #28) the aircraft was shot down by fighters & crashed 1 km SW of Driedorf, Germany. 3 KIA, 6 POW. MACR 2554. On this mission the 445th lost 13 aircraft.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert E Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Wyane E Bryant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Thomas H Dumas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James O Dunmire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kenneth R Hohman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer; Gunner, waist gunner

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 February 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorUALDC8
Changes
Sources

Heavy Bombers of the Mighty Eighth
Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces - Vol 2
Battle Colors - Vol 1
Mike Simpson's 445th Bomb Group Website
MACR 2554

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2554 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database