42-107591 Gayle
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UPL 56889
B26-C45 42-107591 ‘Gayle’
Capt. Robert C Foote. Pilot
1Lt. William D Zahrte. Bombardier/Navigator
1Lt. Kenneth A Brower. Co-Pilot
Capt. Robert C Foote. Pilot
1Lt. William D Zahrte. Bombardier/Navigator
1Lt. Kenneth A Brower. Co-Pilot
Information obtained from service records, news articles, letters and photos.
Shot down by a German fighter above Northern France on 8 July 1944. Crashed near Condé-Folie, 16km SE of Abbeville, Somme Department, France. 3 Prisoners of War (POW)/4 Evaded (EVD). Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 6627.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791664
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14062029
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
near Condé-Folie, France | 8 July 1944 | Shot down by a German fighter above Northern France on 8 July 1944. Pilot Robert C. Foote (POW); Co-Pilot Kenneth L. Bayles (POW); Navigator Kenneth A. Brower (Evaded); Bombardier William D. Zahrte (POW); Radio Operator/Gunner Austin W. Bradshaw (Evaded); Engineer/Gunner Charles W. Coon (Evaded); Tail Gunner Theodore J. Dumais (Evaded). Crashed near Condé-Folie, 16km SE of Abbeville, Somme Department, France. Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 6627. |
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Sources
MACR 6627 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database