42-38139 Lonesome Polecat
Delivered Cheyenne 23/12/43; Gr Island 12/1/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-N] Rougham 8/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/4/44 with Irwin Pomerantz, Co-pilot: Bert Dutton, Navigator: Ed Artick, Bombardier: Ray Hamel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nelson Klingensmith, Radio Operator: Tom Doherty, Ball turret gunner: Lou Langston, Waist gunner: Russ Norris, Waist gunner: Steve Beck,Tail gunner: Bill Mavity (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near Friesack, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4158. LONESOME POLECAT .
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 |