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
- 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: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer; Gunner, waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
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
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 2554 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database