Lloyd Cecil Bahten
MilitaryAssigned to 551BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. On 10 Nov '44 while circling over base to form up for a mission, the plane 'War Horse' developed an oil leak. The engine caught fire and then the plane caught fire. All the crew bailed out but the plane tipped over into a spiral before the pilot could get out. The pilot was the only member killed.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: War Horse
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, USA | 29 October 1924 | Son of Edwin Godfrey and Olif Ruth [Kahl] Bahten. |
Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA, USA | 24 April 1943 | |
Died |
Tuolumne County, CA, USA | 15 October 1966 | |
Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 551BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Sonora, CA 95370, USA | Mountain Shadow Cemetery Sonora Tuolumne County California, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR