41-28629 Blondes Away
Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission 13-Apr-44. Last seen 12 miles past IP heading across lake near Friedrickshafen in direction of Switzerland. Oil leak on #4 engine and oxygen system failure caused the abort. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland 10 x Interned (INT). MACR 3834. Later scrapped in Switzerland.
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Units served with
- 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: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14056632 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32219851 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16127430
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany | 13 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission 13-Apr-44. Last seen 12 miles past IP heading across lake near Friedrickshafen in direction of Switzerland. |
Other Interned |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 13 April 1944 | Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland 10 x Interned (INT). |
Manufactured |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
Delivered |
Oklahoma, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Old Buckenham, UK | Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Old Buckenham, UK | Transferred to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Scrapped |
Switzerland | Scrapped in Switzerland. |
Revisions
MACR 3834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
MACR 3834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database