Henry A Nadolny

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Stade on 8/6/44 in B-24 'Cover Girl' #42-94945, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-826293
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32838198
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

An airman of the 489th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94945) nicknamed "Cover Girl".
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cover Girl (V1)
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

6 August 1944

Born

Buffalo, New York

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7376