Bonnie Hayes

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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