42-37947 Princess Pat
Delivered Denver 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729th BS / 452nd BG ( Q ) RAF Deopham Green 4/1/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Bruce Davis, Co-pilot: Truman Manning, Navigator: Dave Foust, Bombardier: John Sundborg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arthur Mills, Radio Operator: Dick Jeffries, Ball turret gunner: Dick Sable, Waist gunner: Dewey Brawley, Waist gunner: Bill Woodruff,Tail gunner: Don Conniff (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Dachsberg, five miles NE of Aschaffenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4816. PRINCESS PAT.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4816 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database