42-31780 Windy Lou
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 31085
Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 9/2/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 5/11/44 with Bill Leith, Ball turret gunner: Ray Newton, Waist gunner: Frank Barra (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ray Rowe, Navigator: George Keiser, Bombardier: Bill Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Fishbeck, Radio Operator: Jack Nunley,Tail gunner: Coy Newport (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wachendorf, two miles S of Euskirchen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10346. WINDY LOU.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35892263
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-823975
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database