42-5864 Piccadilly Lily
renfield of http://www.usmilitariaforum.com
Object Number - UPL 29290 - #42-5864 "Piccadilly Lily"
Delivered Long Beach 31/3/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-A] Thorpe Abbotts 1/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Capt Alvin Barker-mp, p-Capt Tom Murphy, Co-pilot: Marshall Lee, Radio Operator: Derrell Piel, Waist gunner: Elder Dickinson, Tail gunner: Aaron David (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Chas Sarabun, Bombardier: Floyd Peterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Ehlen, Ball turret gunner: Reed Hufford, Waist gunner: Gerry Robinson (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 and navigator’s compartment which caught fire, crashed Bremerhaven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 948. PICCADILLY LILY.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Formation Control Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-441010
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734734
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16085214
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |