Tigh, W. P.

The William P. Tigh crew: 709th Squadron

Harvard AAB, November 1943

(As assigned Nov 8, 1943)

Lt William Tigh
Lt Randall L. Farris
Lt Max Mandel
Lt Gerald A. Dannewitz
S/Sgt John W.D. Watkins
Sgt Billy I. Fenton
S/Sgt Harvey O. Brown
Sgt Richard H. Ringer
S/Sgt Joseph F. McDermott
Sgt Joseph Denizetti

 

Flights with William P. Tigh listed as Pilot

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Plane Number Notes
#2 (30-Dec-43) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-31100  
#6 (07-Jan-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-37824  
#13 (03-Feb-44) Wilhelmshaven, Germany 42-39886  
#14 (04-Feb-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-39886  
#17 (08-Feb-44) Weisbaden, Germany 42-31186  
#20 (20-Feb-44) Rostock, Germany 42-31100  
#21 (21-Feb-44) Diepholz, Germany 42-31217 LL says #886
#24 (28-Feb-44) Bois de la Justice, France 42-39886  
#25 (29-Feb-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31206  
#26 (03-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-39886  
#27 (04-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-39865 ABORT Feathered prop
#28 (06-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-39874  
#34 (16-Mar-44) Augsburg, Germany 42-39886  
#35 (18-Mar-44) Munich, Germany 42-39886  
#36 (20-Mar-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-39886  
#37 (22-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31225 ABORT Gas leak
#38 (23-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31225  
#40 (27-Mar-44) Merignac, Chartes, France 42-31188  
#42 (01-Apr-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-97624  
#43 (08-Apr-44) Rheine, Germany 42-32081 slated 886
#47 (13-Apr-44) Augsburg, Germany 42-39886  
#48 (18-Apr-44) Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany 42-31225  
#49 (19-Apr-44) Lippstadt / Werl, Germany 42-37873  
#50 (20-Apr-44) Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France 42-39886  
#51 (22-Apr-44) Hamm, Germany 42-39886  
#52 (24-Apr-44) Friedrichshafen, Germany 42-39886  
#53 (26-Apr-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-39886  
#59 (07-May-44) Berlin, Germany 42-39886 Replaced Zanoya; ABORT Oxy failure
#60 (08-May-44) Berlin, Germany 42-39886  
#61 (09-May-44) Laon / Athies, France 42-39886  
#62 (11-May-44) Malines, Belgium 42-97624  
#63 (12-May-44) Zwickau, Germany 42-97624  
#65 (19-May-44) Berlin, Germany 44-6003 ABORT, air spare
#66 (20-May-44) Liege, Belgium 42-31777  

 

Crew photo with indications: Lt William Tigh, Lt Gerald A. Dannewitz and Lt Max Mandel

The plane has name Hi-Ya-Mac. Note the presence of the chin turret, but no cheek gun modification.

 

Lt. Gerald Arthur “Gerry” Dannewitz in a cockpit

 

Gerald A. Dannewitz

Gerald A. Dannewitz

 

Lt. Gerald Arthur Dannewitz and his wife Eleanor Celeste Moutray.

 

 

 


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