UPL 28942
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Swing Shift Baby # 42102513 lost on return from mission to Ludwigshafen on 25Sep44... Crew bailed out at 11,000 feet, and the place continued on autopilot and only one or two engines until making a crash landing on its' belly near Mondor-les-Bains, Luxembourg... Photo courtesy of the Alfred McGowan family...
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swing Shift Baby
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Photos provided courtesy of the family of Alfred McGowan...