42-39865 Lady lorraine
Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Harvard 14/10/43; Assigned 710BS/447BG [IJ-C] Rattlesden 27/11/43; Missing in Action Laon, Fr 9/5/44 with Bill Owens, Co-pilot: Bill Heim, Navigator: Julian Matin, Bombardier: John McKinney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Seeger, Ball turret gunner: Herb Holland, Waist gunner: Edwin Sieniarecki,Tail gunner: Leroy Potter (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: John Browko, Waist gunner: Conrad St Laurent (2 Prisoner of War); flak knocked off nose, then ball turret fell off followed by aircraft disintegrating in mid-air to crashed two miles N of Laon, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4588.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 9 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4588 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database