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42-52299 Hard T Get

media-23027.jpeg UPL 23027 Shark Mouthed B-24H 42-52299 "Hard T' Get" 732BS, 453BG, 8AF.

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Object Number - UPL 23027 - Shark Mouthed B-24H 42-52299 "Hard T' Get" 732BS, 453BG, 8AF.

Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Seriously damaged on the 6-Mar-44 mission to Berlin-Genshagen - ran off runway on return. Lost 1-Aug-44 mission to Montereau, France. Went down in the English Channel on return after the crew bailed out and abandoned it, on fire, over the Ashford area, Kent.

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Units served with

453rd Bomb Group

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

732nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Henry R Amar

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-688497
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

James K Bingaman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19094213 / O-735513
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Josire Blackwell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34441193
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Walter S Burke

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Norris W Davis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37375732
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Old Buckenham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Old Buckenham, UK	6 March 1944	Seriously damaged on the 6-Mar-44 mission to Berlin-Genshagen - ran off runway on return.
Crashed	English Channel	1 August 1944	Lost 1-Aug-44 mission to Montereau, France. Went down in the English Channel on return after the crew bailed out and abandoned it, on fire, over the Ashford area, Kent.
Manufactured	Willow Run, Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI 48198, USA		Built at Ford.
Delivered	Michigan, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Other Assigned	Old Buckenham, UK	1 August 1944	Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.