Crew Roster · Personal File
Lauren F. Abell
Co-Pilot · 409th Squadron
Sortie Log
8 CATALOGUED SORTIES
24 DEC 1944 — 09 APR 1945
24 DEC 1944 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties 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.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 760
24 DEC 1944
Ahrweiller??
1-2 Lo-left; 329th squadron
Spare Parts42-95046
№ 770
30 DEC 1944
MechernichM/Y
Formation position: 4-1
XX-XX628
№ 817
03 FEB 1945
Magdeburg/RothenseeO/I
Formation position 1-3
Jitters From Bitters42-95204
№ 824
09 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 3-2; ship number prefixed with 'XXX' in source, possibly indicating a scratch or substitute aircraft
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 841
22 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 4-1; (1) marked on Pilot; 'XXX' appears before WG McGowen entry — possibly a redaction or annotation
Johnnie Reb42-50372
№ 859
02 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/IO/I
4-1
42-51241
№ 861
03 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/RO/R
Formation position 2-2
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 935
09 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 2-2
XX-XX119