41-23784 Miss Dianne
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Object Number - UPL 38861 - The B-24D - 5 - CO - SN # 41-23784, named 'Miss Dianne' with her Crew Chief Master Sgt. George Baccash, in the 8th Air Force - 44th Bomb Group...
B-24D-5-CO - #41-23784, named, "Miss Dianne" was assigned to the 44th Bomb Group, the 67th Bomb Squadron. On March 8, 1943 the aircraft was dispatched on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. The aircraft sustained significant damage from German fighters near Villers-Ecalles, France. The bail out alarm sounded but only three of the crew managed to parachute from the aircraft before it crashed. - 8KIA 3POW MACR 15570. P CPT Clyde E. Price (KIA); CP 2LT Robert E. Forrest (KIA)
N 2LT Jacob A. Augenstene, Jr. (KIA); B 2LT Morton P. Gross (KIA)
E/TTG TSGT Dalton R. Snell (KIA); RO TSGT Donald E. Jester (KIA)
AE SSGT Roy E. Gosline (KIA); WG SSGT Kenneth L. Erhard (POW)
WG SSGT Iris C. Wyer, Jr. (POW); G SSGT Deane J. Devars (POW)
TG SSGT Lewis J. Fleshamn (KIA)
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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
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789432
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant (1st Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18035421
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Tuuret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13031247
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12035273
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1943
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Dianne
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Villers-Écalles, France | 8 March 1943 | Shot down by German fighters bear Villers-Ecalles, France while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. |
Revisions
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Stele to the Allied Aviators of Villiers-Ecalles and MIA Report (Interrogation Report)
Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Added nickname in Description per "Losses of the 8ht & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Added nickname, markings and Description per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Added FTR event and crew position, rank, full proper name and dispostions of all crew members per MACR 15570; formatted crew display.
MACR 15570 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database