42-37960 Delta girl
Delivered Denver 27/10/43; Walla Walla 7/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 4/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Hugh Noell Jr, Co-pilot: Walt Jungbluth, Navigator: Bob Kiel, Bombardier: Saul Zelman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Eulon Jackson, Radio Operator: John Fowler, Ball turret gunner: George Miller (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Frank Watt, Waist gunner: Dave Fitzgerald, Tail gunner: Royal McLane (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dankern, near Altharen, nine miles NW of Meppen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2539. DELTA GIRL.
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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 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691766
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |