42-97529 Dinah Might II
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 31/1/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z-Z] Deopham Green 27/1/44; Missing in Action Warnemunde 9/4/44 with Clyde Boy, Navigator: Harry Mulford, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Watersbroke both arms, Radio Operator: Mernie Pierce, Ball turret gunner: Tom Cody, Waist gunner: Dick Wretman, Waist gunner: Jack Weatherington,Tail gunner: Chas Hickman (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Capt Dain Wirt Grp HQ, Bombardier: Owen Quintana (2KIA-hitting bomb bay doors when baling out); enemy aircraft KOd #2, crashed Todendorf, Fehrman Is, in Baltic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 3663. DINAH MIGHT II.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 141165666
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 April 1944 |