42-97460 Delayed lady

Delivered Cheyenne 22/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Grenier 6/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [P] Glatton 17/2/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Bill Dee, Co-pilot: Bob Cotterell, Bombardier: Don Jay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Jones, Radio Operator: George Hatcher, Ball turret gunner: Steve Sak, Waist gunner: Orval Sterner, Waist gunner: Stephen Floyd, Tail gunner: Tom Treadwell (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Larry Oberstein (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed two miles SW of Volklingen, 10 miles W of Saarbrcken, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5295 DELAYED LADY.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert M Cotterell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761890
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William E Dee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-813299
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Stephen L Floyd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32487587
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

George L Hatcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14123158
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Donald Stewart Jay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761438
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 27 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a unit connection to the 8th AF. Added the nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5295 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database