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Mission date: 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Captain Harry McGregor. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 Penthouse For 10 #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Dean Burns. Pilot, 370th Fighter Group. Pilot P-38 'Droop Snoot' 44-23162, flew recon of Mortain area, due to overcast reduced altitude and A/C was hit by flak in starboard engine, lost control and baled out along with Observer
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Max Newell. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 Penthouse For 10 #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Raymond Shinder. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 Penthouse For Ten #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Richard Clark. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 Penthouse for 10 #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Robert Lundquist. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. 1st Lieutenant Robert M. Lundquist was born October 11, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Theodore and Anna Lundquist. He was from Los Angeles, California. UCLA On August 9, 1944, whil
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Flygfotografi av stridsvagnar i terräng på Gotland, 1944.
9 August 1944
Flygvapenmuseum

Flygfotografi av stridsvagnar i terräng på Gotland, 1944.
9 August 1944
Flygvapenmuseum

Major Don Beerbower. Pilot, 354th Fighter Group. Pilot P-51B Mustang FT*E 43-12375 "Bonnie B", 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF. While on a fighter sweep in the Reims, France area on 9 August 1944, he took the squadron down to strafe a German airfield
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Major William Collonan. Observer / Navigator, . Observor P-38 'Droop Snoot' 44-23162, flew recon of Mortain area, due to overcast reduced altitude and A/C was hit by flak in starboard engine, pilot 1st Lt Dean R Burns lost control and both baled
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Edward Pierigies. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 Penthouse For Ten #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Ernest Keyes. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Ormond Smith. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Bruce McGaughy. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 Penthouse For Ten #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Earl Wells. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 Penthouse for Ten #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Clay Young. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 Penthouse For Ten #4295268
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

Technical Sergeant Leon Peterson. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 Penthouse For 10 #4295268 on 8/9/44
Died 9 August 1944
American Air Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
9 August 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
9 August 1944
Imperial War Museum