43-38082 Lady Helene
Delivered Cheyenne 23/6/44; Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 30/7/44; Missing in Action Kaltenkirchen 7/4/45 with Dick Druhot, Bob Campbell, Edgar Plaeger, Ralph Hogan, Jim Kyser (5 Prisoner of War); Chas Bowers, Carmen Francis, Jim Bobo (3 evaded capture); Jack Knox (Killed in Action); rammed by enemy aircraft, crashed on continent; Missing Air Crew Report 14294. LADY HELENE.
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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: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 April 1945 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 14294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database