42-52228 Hairless Joe
Missing in Action 20/7/44, last seen near Friedrichshafen, Germany, Missing Air Crew Report 6971.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 738th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-711317
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16017806
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Eng/Gnr
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 33679987
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Arm Gnr
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: O-815138
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 37202808
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to serial number, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources
This record was initially for B-17 42-5228 but now, given further edits to the record, it represents B-24 42-55228.
Serial number of aircraft is typed up as 42-5228 in MACR 6971 but this has been corrected by a user to 42-52228:
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See further sources: http://www.b24bestweb.com/hairlessjoe-v3-1.htm