42-39859 Sweet Sue, Miss Mary
Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 15/10/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-P] Rougham 26/10/43; Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Burwell Capehart, Co-pilot: Les Smith, Navigator: Verne Viterbo, Bombardier: Burdette Wright, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Babcock, Radio Operator: Bob Kirkpatrick (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Sid Landis, Waist gunner: Ben Jones, Waist gunner: Lloyd Hadley, Tail gunner: Francis Castle (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Oudeschip, Delfzijl, in River Eems estuary, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1258. SWEET SUE aka MISS MARY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38187847
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16149949
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678796
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679293
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 December 1943 |