42-95028 The Daddy Rabbit
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wahlen with Hutchens crew 25-Dec-44; hit by fighters, left formation with one engine on fire, crashed near Prum 4 x POW, 5 x KIA MACR 11114
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32171195 / O-780257
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-563375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33678182
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12175970 / O-826181
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38528080
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Prum, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wahlen with Hutchens crew 25-Dec-44; left formation with one engine on fire, crashed near Prum 4 x POW, 5 x KIA MACR 11114 |
|
Assigned |
Hethel, UK | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
|
Manufactured |
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, MI | Built at Ford. |