42-7523 Billie Babe
Army Air Services Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down 2 February 1944 in B-24 42-7523 'Billy Babe. ' Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH 445th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 22926 - Ernest H Hutton, Army Air Services Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group Shot down 2 February 1944 in B-24 42-7523 'Billy...
The aircraft was on a mission from Tibenham, England (Station 124) to Siracourt, France to bomb a German V-1 launch site (445th BG Mission 16). Enroute to the target the aircraft crashed in the North Sea. No cause could be determined. There were no witnesses to the loss & there was no distress call from the aircraft. MACR 2509.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37450637
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749847
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-752005
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800383
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37230266
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 2 February 1944 |