David Nattis
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on Mission (KOM) in B-26C 41-34709 332BG/453BS while serving as Radio Operator/Gunner. Crashed near Great Barton, Suffolk due to poor weather and engine failure at low altitude on 11 Sep 1943 while on return from mission to Beaumont-Le-Roger.
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Units served with
![Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380000.jpg.webp?itok=SSrEVQvb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed on Mission (KOM) |
Great Barton, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | 9 November 1943 | Killed when aircraft sustained engine failure at low altitude and crashed upon return from a mission to bomb Beaument-L-Roger, France. No burial record located. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Combat Chronology;
- Marauder Men ;
- Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Lee Cunningham 6-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added KOM event and edited Summary Biography with KOM, A/C model, Unit and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 280