Lonnie A Smith
MilitaryOn 8 September 1943 in B-24D 42-40790, 479ASG/4ASS while serving as Waist Gunner the aircraft was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay. SSGT Smith was fortunate to be rescued along with two others by Air-Sea Rescue (ASR). 7 others perished in the sea. Member of an antisubmarine squadron that was in the 8th AF 3 months and then transferred to the Navy
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group
Missions
- Date: 8 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Rescued by ASR |
Bay of Biscay | 8 September 1943 | Rescued by ASR from the Bay of Biscay after his aircraft was shot down by German fighters. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 2-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added SN and Rescued event per MACR 517; Edited Summary Biography adding crew position 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. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 278 MACR 0517