43-48395 Mary

Assigned to 310FS, 27ATG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to return (FTR) from casualty evacuation flight to St Trond, Belgium. Aircraft was shot down by flak some 2.5 miles outside Aachen, Germany. 27-Sep-44. 5 x POW, 1 x KIA. MACR 9621.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

People

Harold Russell Bonser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33352562
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer

Chester D Bright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39909510
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

David L Forbes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-486113
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Jonathan Lee Hill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command 813th Medical Air Evacuation Transportation Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37410314
  • Highest Rank: Other
  • Role/Job: T3-Surgical Tech

Ralph T Parker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057938 / O-674398
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Warton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Aachen, Germany 27 September 1944 Failed to return (FTR) from casualty evacuation flight to St Trond, Belgium. Aircraft was shot down by flak some 2.5 miles outside Aachen, Germany. 27-Sep-44. MACR 9621.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Warton, Preston PR4, UK Assigned to 310FS, 27ATG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=43-48395
https://www.fold3.com/image/38218831