Richard W Fertig

Military

Returned to the UK due to mechanical problems on a mission to Friedrichschafen, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-7643 'Ballsafire' and crashed NNE of Troyes, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

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

Aircraft

42-7643

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ballsafire
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

16 March 1944

Born

Astoria, New York, USA

Buried

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3186 / MACR 3186, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database