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Delivered Lincoln 24/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 17/10/44; battle damaged Mannheim 21/1/45 with ?; crash landed continent; Salvaged 4/2/45; Missing Air Crew Report 11770.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 21 January 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11770 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database