42-97094 Why Worry ?
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 13/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Milton Mard, Co-pilot: Bill Dunnuck, Navigator: Tom McDonald, Bombardier: Bill Blades, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Boyce, Radio Operator: Royce Heath, Ball turret gunner: Ed Koster, Waist gunner: Cleveland Nicholson, Waist gunner: Joe Soucy,Tail gunner: Martin Smith (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft severe damage and ship ditched Channel off Ramsgate, Kent, UK, crew saved by ASR. WHY WORRY?
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 27 January 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 27-Jan-44. |
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Assigned |
Deopham Green, Wymondham NR18 9DG, UK | 13 March 1944 | Assigned 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Off Ramsgate, UK | 12 May 1944 | Missing in Action Brux 12-May-44 enemy aircraft severe damage and ship ditched Channel off Ramsgate, Kent, UK, crew saved by ASR. (10 x RTD) |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
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We Were Eagles Volume Three: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin W. Bowman