41-31888 War Eagle
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FRE 9269
Nose art of a B-26 Marauder ('ER', serial number 41-31888) nicknamed "War Eagle" of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '322BG, 450BS, 41-31888.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich, Germany. No chutes observed. 6 x KIA. 23-Feb-45. MACR 12642.
Crew: Pilot 1Lt Jack G Cox, Co-pilot 2Lt Lyle A Taggart, Bomb 2Lt Edward Wallerstein, Radio T/Sgt Marion T Evans, Engineer S/Sgt John H Mackett, Tail S/Sgt Joseph M Mischik.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39681872 / O-759356
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39410223
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36242794
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31332552
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19137580 / O-780093
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Combat damaged |
Germany | 13 October 1943 | Combat damaged. Flak hits, including to starboard fuselage adjacent waist position. Returned to Base (RTB). Returned to service. |
Crashed |
Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd, Saling Airfield Stebbing Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3TH, United Kingdom | 10 May 1944 | Belly landing combat damaged. Andrews Field. Returned to service. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Zülpich, Germany | 23 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich, Germany. No chutes seen. 6 x KIA. MACR 12642. |
Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martins. | |
Delivered |
Nebraska, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd, Saling Airfield Stebbing Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3TH, United Kingdom | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |