Wayne I Case

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA in #4250306 Attempted to takeoff on their 2nd mission only to meet with disaster as the plane skidded off the end of the runway and crashed and burned. The crew were killed and two RAF men.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (RT-S, serial number 42-50306) nicknamed "Dragon Lady" of the 446th Bomb Group. Image via Albert R Krassman Jr
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dragon Lady
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

27 April 1944

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Sources

Combat Sup; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 91 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia