42-96223 Chere Amie
Assigned to 1st PFF Sqn, 9th AF USAAF. 39 x combat missions. Led 391BG on raid to Ahrweiler, Germany 23-Dec-44. Shot down by fighters while leading raid, front of a/c badly shot up. 1 x POW, 5 x KIA. MACR 15002.
Crew: Pilot Capt Enoch G Longsworth [CA], Copilot 2Lt Arthur E DeSaulniers [CA], Nav 1Lt Phillip A Vogel [MT], Bomb Capt William G Wilson [WA], Eng/Gunner T/Sgt George R Winston [WA] POW, Tail Gunner S/Sgt Robert H Aley [WA].
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Little Easton
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Shot down by fighters while leading raid, front of a/c badly shot up. 1 x POW, 5 x KIA. MACR 15002. |
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Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
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Delivered |
Nebraska, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd, Saling Airfield Stebbing Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3TH, United Kingdom | Assigned to 1st PFF Sqn, 9th AF USAAF. |