Robert W Steurer

Military
media-57595.jpeg UPL 57595 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Squadron Crew

445th Bomb Group, 702nd Squadron Crew (from Grandson of Winston Morton, Andy Stradling).

Object Number - UPL 57595 - 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Squadron Crew

During a training flight on third attempt to land in poor visibility with one engine out, B-24H #42-7532 'Lead Poison' skidded and ran off the runway. RTD. Losing one engine to mechanical problems enroute to the target of Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944, B-24H #42-7513 'Pistol Packin' Mama' lost another engine due flak and turned towards Switzerland and landed at Dubendorgf. Interned.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7513

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

42-7532

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lead Poison
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 18 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3333 / MACR 3333, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 57595 - 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Squadron Crew