Russel E Gately Jr
MilitaryFlew on A/C #42-37807 'Roger's Raiders' was attacked and shot down over Kiel, Denmark, 19 May 1944. Plane ditched in North Sea. Crew survived. . On the return flight from Berlin this aircraft had 3 engines knocked out by enemy aircraft. Rogers ditched in the North Sea at 1625 hours British Summer Time. At initial impact the tail broke away, the second impact resulted in water entering the waist door and camera well, slightly injuring two crewmembers. All emergency equipment was lost, but an airborne lifeboat was dropped and the crew had no trouble getting underway. they were transferred to a high speed British launch.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alice From Dallas II aka Rogers Raiders
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added an Association to the A/C #42-37807 listed in the "Summary biography".
100th website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia