Elmer R Brater

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIS Was part of crew of plane being ferried to BAD #`1 at Burtonwood where pilot was to pick up newer plane to take back to base. ran into bad weather, field was blanketed by fog and plane hit Black Hameldon Hill. All men on board were killed.

NOTE: Not all men on board were killed. 1st Lt. Charles A. Goeking the pilot, T. Sgt. Leslie E. Johnson The Radio Operator, Sgt. Robert E. Hyett a passenger all suffered major injuries but survived the crash.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Dede Bee
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 February 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorWhite-Knight
Changes
Sources

Ringmasters History and several Web site reports.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit roster