44-8192 Lindy Lou

Delivered Dallas 6/7/44 with Frank Rupar; Cheyenne 27/7/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 10/9/44; Missing in Action near Ferrières, Belgium 24/12/44 with Pilot 2Lt Kenneth W Lang, Co-Pilot 2 Lt Howard R Miller, Radio Operator Sgt Donald R Huck, Waist Gunner S/Sgt Donald C Kausrud, Bombardier 2 Lt George F Lang, Navigator F/O Samuel Alvine Jr, Engineer T/Sgt James A Weber, Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Robert C Yowan and Tail Gunner Sgt Charles W "Chuck" Haskett; hit by enemy aircraft while still over Belgium; MACR 11258.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert C Yowan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13189637
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Belgium 24 December 1944 Aircraft type B-17G-50-VE Fortress #44-8192 nickname: ‘Lindy Lou’ was attacked at 1215 hours about 5 miles southeast of Liege, Belgium at an altitude of approximately 22,000 feet. After 4 or 5 seemingly random attacks about 7 German ME 109´s made a front quarter attack from about 2 o'clock, slightly high of level. In this attack the nose and flight deck were considerably shot up. About 40 enemy aircraft (ME109) had formed on the tail of the formation. During their attack, made in single file on our formation, the plane was on fire and the bail out order was given. Four parachutes from the airplane were seen and very shortly after the last parachute was seen to open the plane exploded. Five crew members bailed out and landed between Spa and Sprimont, Belgium where they were picked up by American forces. Four men were killed by enemy gunfire in the airplane.

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Sources

Ardennes Avions weblink; http://ardennesavions45.blogspot.com/search/label/B17%20de%20LANG%20%C3…

 

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database