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The Lemon Crew
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"The Lemon" S/N 42-72993 was the plane that was reported missing during a night mission to Truk Atoll. It was believed by the Operations Officer, Grove C. Johnson, that Japanese Planes flew up, hidden in the exhaust stacks. They then fired on the plane. |
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(Standing L-R) Pilot - Lt. Major Messick; Co-Pilot - Lt. Jack Henry; Navigator - Lt. Lyndon V. Collins; Bombardier - Lt. Roger Eddy (Kneeling L-R) Engineer - Sgt. W.illiam Stotsenburg; Assistant Engineer - Sgt. Thomas DeVaughan; Radio Operator - Sgt. Frederick Metcalf; Tail Gunner - Sgt. Walter Mason; Waist Gunner - Sgt.Robert Burkholder; Assistant Engineer - Sgt. Vance Wong The Plane "Pistol Packin' Mama S/N 42-72959 was used in training at Pueblo AFB in Colorado. I believe it was attached to the 2nd Air Force, 16th Wing, 471st Bomb Group, 806th Bomb Squadron. The crew went on to serve with the 7th Air Force, 30th Bomb Group, 27th Bomb Squadron on Kwajalein. |
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Jack Henry, (Co-Pilot) Roger Eddy (Bombardier) and Lyndon Collins (Navigator). Photo taken at Pueblo Air Base, CO, Oct. 1943. |
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Major (his first name, not rank) Messick and Roger Eddy. Messick was the Pilot and Eddy was the Bombardier. Photo taken at Pueblo Air Base, CO, Oct. 1943. |
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Jack Henry was the Co-Pilot. He trained with the crew at Pueblo Air Base in Colorado, but was not part of the crew that was shot down. I am not sure when he left the crew to pilot his own plane. Photo taken at Pueblo Air Base, CO, Oct. 1943. |
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Major Messick and Lyndon Collins. Messick was the Pilot, Collins the Navigator. Photo taken at Pueblo Air Base, CO, Oct. 1943. |
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Dorothy Collins accepts Lyndon Collins Air Medal, in a ceremony at Selfridge Air Base in Michigan. Lyndon was still listed as MIA at the time. |
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These are copies of the Lemon's Missing Air Crew Report. (MACR) Right Click on image of MACR, then pick "view image" to see a readable image of the MACR. |
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