42-102670
UPL 60226
UPL 60226
Wreckage of 42-102670, 96th BG, 338th BS, in field in Poltava, USSR
Photo courtesy of Magdalena Piotrowski
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-Q] Snetterton 3/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Bob Wighaman 21/6/44; Salvaged 1/7/44.
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Units served with
- 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: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 746477
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
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Sources
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 285, 293