Comments on: 4 April 1943 https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/4-april-1943/ Important Dates in Aviation History Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:18:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bryan Swopes https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/4-april-1943/#comment-25310 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:55:03 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=848#comment-25310 In reply to tom fisher.

Thank you, Tom.

]]> By: tom fisher https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/4-april-1943/#comment-25309 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:45:19 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=848#comment-25309 Robert Lamotte hailed Lake Linden, a very small town in the UP of Michigan. One of the propellers from the “Lady” is on display there, in front of the town hall.

]]> By: Joel https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/4-april-1943/#comment-24093 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:46:26 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=848#comment-24093 Unfortunately flying low level over water and over a sea of sand in bad weather looks very similar. Navigating to the station gave their DF the same indication while navigating from the station the crew must have thought they were still heading to their base while flying away from it. Being their first mission the didn’t have a clue as how long it should take to get home, so they never turned around.

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