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Missing Air Crew Report 12008
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1945 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Bonnie W. Hayes served as nose gunner of B-24J 42-78486. His first name varies across documents (Bonnie, Benny, Benno, Dennis); Bonnie is used per the official MACR form and the next-of-kin list. Witness S/Sgt. Donald V. Codling reported that aircraft 486-G left the formation just before bombs-away and peeled off to the right.
Hayes was among the second group of four crew members transferred to Dulag Luft West on 2 February 1945.
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 08 Jan 1945
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
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Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 787
08 Jan 1945
Dortmund
42-78486
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record