42-94892 Battlin Baby
44th BG - 68th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 32503 - B-24H-20-FO #42-94982 "Battlin' Baby" 44th BG - 68th BS
On 20 June 1944, B-24 42-94892 of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Politz, Germany.
First Lieutenant John R Anderson, another 68th Bomb Squadron pilot, was the last to have radio contact with the crew. He later reported that they had informed him that 'the aircraft had sustained considerable damage; one engine out, but was okay and was heading for Sweden.'
See: http://www.b24bestweb.com/battlinbaby-v1.htm
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698534
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32703474
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32887729
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706925
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34708051
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Mitchel Field
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Landed |
Sweden | 20 June 1944 | |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 June 1944 |
Revisions
MACR 6149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
