Lester J Datthyn

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA), 'Lucky Penny' A/C #42-110169 lost an engine on takeoff and crashed on the field. 2 of 4 x 1000 lb. bombs exploded.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-110169

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Penny
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 June 1944

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, Combat Chronology Supplement p. 269, Ringmasters AAHS Journal Summer 1964 p. 85