William C Jaeger
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Crashed at Osnabruck in B-24 'Off Limits Again' #42-94974, Killed in Action (KIA).
Note: There were two 8th AF airmen named William C. Jaeger who were KIA in 1944. Both are buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery. The other William C. Jaeger was in the 379th BG and was KIA in August 1944
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705285
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Off Limit's Again
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 3 October 1944 - 12 October 1944 | Jaeger was KIA on his 4th mission when his B-24 took a direct hit in the bomb bay, lost a wing, went into a spin and crashed. There were no survivors. |
Born |
Syracuse, New York, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Osnabrück, Germany | 12 October 1944 | saw the #6 ship in the lead squadron go down. One second they were flying along, the next second they were a mass of flames from the leading edge of the wing back to the tail. The wing came off and the plane nosed over into a spin and then the tail broke off at the rear bomb bay. I don't think anyone could have possibly gotten out unless maybe the navigator did. It looked like flames might have been in the cockpit as well. Maybe it's not so bad to get knocked down if you have a chance to bail out, but those boys had no chance. Most of them had been burned to death before they knew what hit them. - Paul W Perry flying squadron lead in the squadron behind Bailey's a/c witnessed the Bailey Crew being shot down. |
Buried |
Plot O Row 21 Grave 5 Netherlands American Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
https://www.abmc.gov/node/531991#.V9Q_aWcm4qQ
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom - page 37
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9488 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database