TSgt Robert T. Wedemeyer, left waist gunner of the B-17 42-37890 "Big Friend”/“Rovin' Ramona II", took off from station 153 Framlingham, UK on a bombing mission over Cherbourg’s V1 launch pad. The plane was hit by flak at 1857 just after dropping its bombs. It spun out of formation with a wing and an engine on fire. It exploded in midflight, spreading debris over three townships. Wedemeyer managed to bail out but his parachute never opened. He died at the age of 27 and is now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA.