42-37987 Man O’ War - Horsepower Ltd.
Delivered Denver 4/11/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG- ] Bassingbourn 21/12/43; on first mission Frankfurt, battle damaged 29/1/44 with Bill Burt, Co-pilot: Frank Alford, Navigator: Bob West, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rudy Thigpin, Radio Operator: Chas Grubb (WIA), Ball turret gunner: Ken Waeiss, Waist gunner: ?, Waist gunner: ?, Tail gunner: ? (9 Returned to Duty); togg-Sgt Roy Wright (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crash landed Sittingbourne, Kent, UK; sal 2 SAD 2/2/44; MAN O’ WAR - HORSEPOWER LTD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Depot
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Maintenance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 322nd Bomb Squadron 385th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36458757 / O-677655
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot / Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Denver International Airport (DEN), 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO 80249, USA | 4 November 1943 | Delivered Denver 4-Nov-43. |
Assigned |
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK | 21 December 1943 | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Sittingbourne, UK | 29 January 1944 | 1st mission Frankfurt, battle damaged by enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crash landed Sittingbourne, Kent. 8 x RTD, 1 x WIA, 1 x KIA. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.