Willis J W Cato

Military

Crash landed at RAF Lympne, Kent on return from target Furth, Germany on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24H 41-29231 'Impatient Virgin'. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Keith Cookus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29231

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Impatient Virgin
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces