Otto W Bey

Military
media-47523.jpeg UPL 47523 Flight Officer Otto W. Bey
Pilot
47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF
KIA 17 December 1943

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Object Number - UPL 47523 - Flight Officer Otto W. Bey Pilot 47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF KIA 17 December 1943

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 85th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Ta Kali, Ta Qali

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

LaCrosse, WI 11 December 1921

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 14 March 1941

Other

Rated Pilot, Appointed Flight Officer

Oklahoma City, OK 16 January 1943 Will Rogers Army Airfield

Died

near Vallerotonda, Italy 17 December 1943 A very near flak burst set the aircraft on fire. The pilot maintained control as the a/c barely cleared a mountain and the gunners bailed out. The a/c then fell off on a wing and impacted the ground.

Buried

La Crosse, WI 24 December 1948 Oak Grove Cemetery La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA

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