42-97489
Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Kearney 11/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-F] Podington 23/1/44; crashed on take off for Orly, Fr, burned 20/5/44 with Jim Wiggins, Co-pilot: Luther Smith, Navigator: Chas Herzberg, Bombardier: Bob Keyser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Villani, Radio Operator: Harry Howard (6 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: George Doran, Waist gunner: Claudio Mendozzi, Waist gunner: Joe Lambert, Tail gunner: Ed Wozniak (4 RTD-all injured); Salvaged. (‘934 had stopped halfway down runway following a signal from control tower due to an earlier accident at end of runway and apparently the pilot of ‘489 did not see it, ploughing into ‘934, both exploded and burnt out.)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 9 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 20 May 1944 |