42-98018 Lady Katherine
Delivered Dallas 3/5/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Grenier 31/6/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [O] Glatton 2/8/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Don Goss, Co-pilot: Phil Adrean, Navigator: Gerhardt Hoelzel, Bombardier: Bill Sokolowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Stern, Radio Operator: Henry Githers, Ball turret gunner: Chas Gentile, Waist gunner: John Roe,Tail gunner: Rubin Hernandez (9INT); flak knocked off flap on left wing and KO’d #2 engine, force landed Ovad, near Ljungbyhed, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 8294. LADY KATHERINE.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database