42-107671
Object Number - UPL 25623 - B-26C 42-107671 08-L 'Silver Dollar' 575BS, 391BG, 8AF lost 23-12-44.
Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to railroad viaduct at Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down about 30 miles south of the target, 23-Dec-44. Hit in the bomb bay by flak and attacked by enemy A/C, last seen with starboard engine feathered and port engine ablaze and crew baling out. 5 x KIA, 1 x POW. MACR 11661.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
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Events
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kirchweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to railroad viaduct at Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down about 30 miles south of the target, 23-Dec-44. Hit in the bomb bay by flak and attacked by enemy A/C, last seen with starboard engine feathered and port engine ablaze and crew baling out. 5 x KIA, 1 x POW. MACR 11661. |
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Assigned |
Matching, Harlow CM17, UK | Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
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Delivered |
Nebraska, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |