44-13707 Lady Dorothy IV
Shot down by enemy Me109 fighter. Last sighted at 20,000ft 8mi NE of Dümmer Lake, about 45km NE of Osnabrück, Germany. Crashed near Grönloh, 12km NE of Bersenbrück, Germany. The caption for #44-13707 on page 63 of the book “’Down to Earth’ Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force” by William N. Hess (Osprey Publishing – Bloomsbury Piblishing – 2012) wrongly states that it was “shot down by a Bf 109 near Groenlo in Holland on 26 November 1944 whilst being flown by Lt Jack T Gaston, who was killed.” In fact, Lt Gaston was captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 10478.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19109496 at enlistment, then O-767188
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Missions
- Date: 26 November 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 | Crashed near Grönloh, 12km NE of Bersenbrück, Germany. |
Revisions
MACR 10478
German Reports of Downed Allied Fighters and Other Aircraft, 1943 - 1945 – Report J-2493 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131509347
MACR 10478 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database