Delivered Long Beach 14/9/43;

Scott 21/10/43;

Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 16/11/43;

Transferred 511BS/351BG [DS-F] Polebrook 18/11/43;.

 

Crash landed base 30/1/44.

On practice mission 2/2/44 with :

Pilot George Mears,

Co-pilot: Paul Anderson,

Navigator: Wayne Livesay,

Navigator: James Mahaffey,

Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arthur John,

Radio Operator: Bill Marutz,

Three passengers .-Lt Walt Shepherd, Sgt Vernon Neibuhr, Sgt Sam Simms (9 Returned to Duty);

u/c buckled on landing, Co-pilot: intended to pull up flaps.

Salvaged 5/2/44. CANNON BALL.