42-107591 Gayle

media-56889.jpeg UPL 56889 B26-C45 42-107591 ‘Gayle’
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.

Object Number - UPL 56889 - B26-C45 42-107591 ‘Gayle’ Capt. Robert C Foote. Pilot 1Lt. William D Zahrte. Bombardier/Navigator 1Lt. Kenneth A...

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

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

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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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ContributorCraigZahrte
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Letters and photos from aircrew.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 6627

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 6627

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 6627 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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