42-29716 Fast Woman

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG- ] Alconbury 8/4/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 1m, transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-A] Polebrook 12/7/43. 8m



Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with Bill Suit, Co-pilot: Jim Grayson,Tail gunner: Lionel Mount (3 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Bertil Erikson, Ball turret gunner: Orville Greece (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Myron Johnson, Bombardier: Bernie Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Noe, Waist gunner: Joe May, Waist gunner: Louis Lochen (5 Prisoner of War); flak severed tail, crashed Villiers-sur-Simon, 11 miles W of Arras, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 469. FAST WOMAN.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

La Fosse Simon, 89116 Saint-Romain-le-Preux, France 27 August 1943 - 27 August 1943 Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43. Cause - flak severed tail, crashed Villiers-sur-Simon, 11 miles W of Arras, France. (2 x EVD, 5 x POW, 3 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 469.

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AAM DB Entry.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 469 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database