42-95818 Lady Chance
2Lt Owen H. Lowder (pilot) 2Lt Clayton A Sprouls (copilot) 2Lt Stanley M Fisher (bombardier) S/Sgt Ralph H Shaw (engineer) S/Sgt Robert L Downs (rear gunner) Sgt Delbert H Carbaugh (gunner).
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A11000-66851AC.
Object Number - UPL 25801 - Lt. Lowder and crew of the 574th Bomb Sqdn. stand in front of Martin B-26 Marauder 'Lady Chance'. 391st Bomb Group, England, 9 August 1944. 60 x...
Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. 60+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Leaving target set on by fighters and hit in port engine, caught fire, dropped out of formation apparently under control. 6 x KIA 23-Dec-44 MACR 11677.
Crew: Pilot 1Lt Bartram L Ryan Jr, Co 2Lt Claude Letzring, Bomb/Nav 2Lt Allen V Rouse, Radio S/Sgt Thomas Netecke, Eng/Gunner S/Sgt Milton L Dean Jr, Arm/Gunner S/Sgt Clinton B Trapp.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115727 / O-689361
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Leaving target set on by fighters and hit in port engine, caught fire, dropped out of formation apparently under control. 6 x KIA MACR 11677. |
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Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
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Delivered |
Nebraska, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Matching, Harlow CM17, UK | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
