42-94905 Censored
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FRE 2077
An airman of the 489th Bomb Group with the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94905) nicknamed "Censored".
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France with Edwin Florcyk crew 24-Jul-44; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. 1 x EVD, 10 x KIA MACR 7915
Eye witness reported direct hit to bomb bay, causing initial fire, folloed by explosion after wings folded. crew ejected, 1 x chute noted.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699399
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32850955
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06975673 / O-790501
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6948978
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38366300
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Saint-Lô, France | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France with Edwin Florcyk crew 24-Jul-44; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. 1 x EVD, 10 x KIA MACR 7915 |
Assigned |
Halesworth, UK | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Ford aircraft, Ypsilanti, MI | Built at Ford. |