44-6283 Betty Lou
Personal file
Object Number - UPL 31605 - 1st Lt Thomas J. Tubman
Delivered Kearney 22/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 8/7/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/3/45 with Tom Tubman, Co-pilot: Alva Stein, Navigator: Rich Proctor, Bombardier: June Herman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Hammel, Radio Operator: Gordon Brown, Ball turret gunner: Madeen Ludwig, Waist gunner: Jim Swartz, Waist gunner: Maynard Coates, Tail gunner: Bob Power; shot down by jet enemy aircraft, crashed Luckenwalde; Missing Air Crew Report 13278. BETTY LOU.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37582702
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball-Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 15th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 827994
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Luckenwalde, Germany | 24 March 1945 | |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Berlin, Germany | 24 March 1945 |
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-50-dl-44-6251-44…
