Lawson K Ostrander
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed on crew's first mission in 'TS' B-24J 42-110071. Hit by flak over Germany. Made it back to England crashing near Bredfield killing entire crew.
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![A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-381027.jpg?itok=DwFxI5cL)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 705th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395116.jpg?itok=lSmlX5R8)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: T.s.
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 52497
- Description: "So Near and Yet so Far Away". An account of the crash site of B-24 42-110071 "T.S." of the 446th Bomb Group, 705th Bomb Squadron, on 21 September...
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
21 September 1944 | ||
Born |
Illinois | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 308, The History of the 446th BG p. 188-9 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia