Allen D Hay

Military

Member of Aubrey Edwards Jr’s crew. Assigned B-24 42-52193 which they named Bubble Trouble.

Shot down by enemy aircraft on 6th mission 19 March 1944 returning from bombing marshaling yards in Steyr. Suffered burns from burning fuel while exiting the ball turret. Avoided capture for 3 days. Brought to German hospital for treatment of burns and wounds incurred while exiting aircraft. Was a POW in Stalag Luft 1 until mid May 1945.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.

454th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52193

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bubble Trouble, Star Dust, Star Dust II
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron

42-52225

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Revisions

Date31 Oct 2019 11:27:24
ContributorEmily
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POW Record

Date31 Oct 2019 01:46:46
Contributorash7120
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Son

Date31 Oct 2019 01:26:44
Contributorash7120
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I am SSgt Allen D Hay’s son