44-40068 Umbriago
Transferred to 467th BG, 788th BS•17 Feb 45: Lost with the 467th, 788th BS, MACR 12431 Note from Ernie Haar - While most of our missions were flown in UMBRIAGO, we were assigned to a brand new B-24H sometime after arriving at Rackheath. The UMBRIAGO, a B-24J, was a difficult machine to fly, primarily due to an unusually slow response to controls at altitude. A number of pilots, when assigned to UMBRIAGO, aborted because they thought the aircraft was malfunctioning. During the time I was assigned to it, engineering could not solve the mystery. In flying UMBRIAGO at altitude you could suddenly find yourself a quarter mile behind the formation or ahead of it! Another characteristic of the craft was that it would not get up "on the step" until we had at least 185 MPH air speed. Given all this, you know we had a lot of fun in the lead element position.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 788th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-659448
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701913
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 6 August 1944
- Date: 5 August 1944
- Date: 4 August 1944
- Date: 3 August 1944
- Date: 19 July 1944
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 17 February 1945 |
Revisions
MACR 12431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database