Tracy J Petersen
Military
Object Number - UPL 53830 - Major Tracy J. Petersen, Air Commander 398th Combat Bombardment Wing (back row, second from left) along with Captain Hal Lamb's (back row first on...
Group commander on 1 March 1945 on Neckaraulm mission and 15 March 1945 Oranienburg mission. Aircraft lost, crashed in England 7/8/1944 42-97855.
Hit by flak during bombing run. Heavy flak hit three engines. As soon as they reached the French coast they lost all the oil on three engins. They threw out every bit of equipment we could to lighten the weight and headed for England. Landed in an infested mine area with only 200 feet to spare on the last turn and made a perfect anding, missing the mine sticks. They found themselves at the club house on one of England's best golf clubs. They all walked away.
OLC to DFC
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
398th BG History, Vol 1 and Vol 3; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 35 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
