Otis Hale

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

T/Sgt. Otis F. Hale served as engineer and top turret gunner of B-24J 42-78486. His name is listed as Hale on the official MACR form; German records and the next-of-kin list consistently render it as Hair. The correct surname requires further verification.

He was among the second group of four crew members transferred to Dulag Luft West on 2 February 1945, after the first six were transferred on 30 January 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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