Killed In Action when B-29 Superfortress #42-24694 "Draggin’ Lady" had to make a water landing near Kobler Field, Saipan, unable to reach the airfield following an aborted mission to lay mines near Japan, due to a mechanical problem.
1st Lt. Robert E Engle was also killed. Eight other crew members survived and were rescued. The bomber made a wheels-down water landing inside the reef just beyond the airstrip.
1st Lt. Robert E Engle was also killed. Eight other crew members survived and were rescued. The bomber made a wheels-down water landing inside the reef just beyond the airstrip.
Killed In Action when B-29 Superfortress #42-24694 "Draggin’ Lady" had to make a water landing near Kobler Field, Saipan, unable to reach the airfield following an aborted mission to lay mines near Japan, due to a mechanical problem.
1st Lt. Robert E Engle was also killed. Eight other crew members survived and were rescued. The bomber made a wheels-down water landing inside the reef just beyond the airstrip.
1st Lt. Robert E Engle was also killed. Eight other crew members survived and were rescued. The bomber made a wheels-down water landing inside the reef just beyond the airstrip.
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2LT, 881 AAF BOMB SQ, 500 BOMB GP
WORLD WAR II
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