42-97893 Minnie the Moocher
Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 23/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 12/6/44; 427BS; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with John Matheson, Co-pilot: Jim Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Smith, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Hagan, Tail gunner: Chas Coughlin (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Chas Gould, Bombardier: Lorin Hamann, Radio Operator: Leo Jeanbey, Waist gunner: Bill Fredenburg (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schladen, near Homburg, S of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9413. MINNIE THE MOOCHER.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11128354
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19175185
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-723350
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15313599
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772050
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 September 1944 - 28 September 1944 |