Walter C Waite

Military

Delivered Lincoln 21/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 13/10/44; Missing in Action (but not with Waite crew) Heilbronn 20/1/45; flak KOd #2, crashed Midwoud, 30 miles N of Amsterdam, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 11796. LUCKY LADY. Flew 28 missions, 11 in "Lucky Lady".

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102615

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forbidden Fruit II
  • Unit: 729th Bomb Squadron 728th Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group

44-6601

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

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Added an Association to the A/C #42-102615 & Walter Waite as listed in the A/C description section.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Carolyn Boatwright, 452nd BGA

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Carolyn Boatwright 452nd BGA

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Carolyn Boatwright, 452nd BGA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000