43-9894 Thunderbird

Assigned to 647BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saulautern mission hit in starboard engine, aflame and streaming white smoke, dropped out of formation and bellied in. Crew believed they were in friendly territory till L-4 landed, Arm/Gunner Cpl Henry Morris ordered into L-4 which departed. 1 x RTD, 2 x POW. 2-Dec-44. MACR 11902.



Crew: Pilot 2Lt Charles W Palmer, Mech/Gunner Sgt George E Beauchamp, Arm/Gunner Cpl Henry Morris.

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Units served with

410th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilkie Franklin Fuehrer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35694412
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Thomas Donald McCready

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Joseph Sittarich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37573540
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Saarbrücken, Germany 2 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Saulautern mission hit in starboard engine, aflame and streaming white smoke, dropped out of formation and bellied in. Crew believed they were in friendly territory till L-4 landed, Arm/Gunner Cpl Henry Morris ordered into L-4 which departed. 1 x RTD, 2 x POW. 2-Dec-44. MACR 11902.

Manufactured

Los Angeles, CA, USA Built at Douglas.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Gosfield, UK Assigned to 647BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46712711

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 11902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database