Wesley R Lane

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

B-17F #42-6099 'Winnie C' was hit in the tail section by bombs from the high group over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Berlin on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (AW-R, serial number 42-6099) nicknamed "Winnie C" of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '26099, Winnie C., AW-R. Lead Ship of this sqdn.'

42-6099

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winnie C, Ruth L
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group

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Event Location Date Description

Died

22 March 1944

Born

Port Arthur, Texas

Buried

Texas

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3420, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118